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ALPHONSO  XI.    King  of  Castile.  BARITONE 

FERDINAND.    A  young  Novice  of  the  Convent  of  St.  James 

of  Compostella.    Afterwards  an  Officer.  TENUR. 

DON  GAS  PAR.    The  King's  Minister.  TENOR 

BALTHAZAR.    Superior  of  the  Convent  of  8t.  James.  BASS. 

LEONORA  DI  GU SMANN.  SOPRANO 

INEZ.    Her  Confidante.  SOPBAHa 

Ooortiers»  Guards,  Monks,  Attendants,  Ao. 


THE  Acnua  M  «urrosiD  to   ta«   plack    ik  castilx,  about  thb   tkab   1S40 


517 


ARGUMENT. 


Ferdinand,  a  norice  in  the  Convent  of  St.  James  di  Com- 

postella,  has  seen  and  fallen  in  love  with  Leonora,  tlie  mis- 
tress of  Alfonso,  King  of  Castile,  without  knowing  either 
her  name  or  quality.  The  intensity  of  his  passion  causes 
him  to  renounce  his  noviciate  to  seek  out  the  object  of  his 
love.  Balthazar,  the  Superior  of  the  Convent,  releases  him 
reluctantly  from  his  obligations,  and  tells  him,  as  he  turns 
away  from  the  peaceful  shades  of  the  cloister,  that  he  will 
return,  disappointed  and  heart-broken  Ferdinand,  how- 
ever, heeds  him  not.  He  drops  the  sombre  habiliments  of 
the  Convent,  and  succeeds  in  gaining  access  to  Leonora, 
who  lives  in  splendor  upon  the  island  of  St.  Leon.  His 
love  is  returned  by  Leonora,  but  she  is  very  careful  not  to 
let  him  learn  her  name  and  the  position  she  holds,  but 
rather  wishing  to  live  unblemished  in  his  memory,  she 
resigns  the  pleasure  of  enjoying  the  first  pure  affection 
which  she  has  experienced,  procures  a  commission  in  the 
army  for  Ferdinand,  and  bids  him  to  fly  her.  Ferdinand, 
who  sees  the  way  to  glory  open  before  liim  and  thinks  he 
may  yet  show  himself  worthy  of  the  hand  of  his  beloved 
one,  whom  he  supposes  to  be  a  lady  of  rank,  eagerly  seizes 
upon  this,  and  depart*  full  of  bright  hopes. 

There  is  on  the  court  of  King  Alfonso,  a  strong  party 
who  condemn  the  illicit  passion  of  the  King,  so  openly 
avowed  and  shown,  who  have  stirred  up  the  Papal  throne 
against  the  King.  The  Pope  sends  a  Bull  to  Balthazar,  in 
which  this  zealous  priest  is  authorized  to  pronounce  the 
interdict  on  the  King  if  tlie  latter  refuses  to  dismiss  his 
favorite  from  the  Court  and  restore  his  legitimate  wife  to 
her  rights.  Balthazar  appears  with  this  commission  before 
the  King.  Alfonso  is  first  inclined  to  refuse  obedience  to 
the  papa;  summons;  but  as  his  followers  stand  aghast  at 
the  ttireatened  interdiction,  he  wavers.  Balthazar  gives 
him  time  till  the  moiTOw,  and  yet  withholds  his  anathema. 

Al  tnis  juncture  Ferdinand  appears  at  court,  returning 
from  the  war,  in  which  he  has  highly  distinguished  him- 
self, in  fact,  by  his  valor,  has  saved  the  kingdom  from  ruin. 
Alfonzo  asks  him  to  name  the  prize  which  he  demands  for 
his  services.  Ferdinand  claims  the  hand  of  Leonora.  The 
King,  who  immediately  becomes  aware  that  there  exists  a 
mutual  feeldng  between  these  two  persons,  gives  his  assent 
with  reluctatice,  as  he  loved  ho'  rf.-arly,  and  had  just  now 
oearly  risked  the  wrath  of  the  Pope  foi  her  sake.  Leonora, 
who  does  not  wish  to  be  taken  for  any  better  than  she  is. 


despatches  her  faithful  servant  Inez  to  her  lover,  la  in  (one 
him  of  her  past  history.  But  Gaspar,  the  minister  of  the 
King,  who  was  but  too  glad  to  see  the  papal  thunderbolts 
guarded  off  in  this  manner,  kept  close  watcli  over  Leonora, 
intercepted  her  messenger,  and  committed  her  to  safe- 
keeping. This  happening  just  before  the  c(msummation 
of  the  nuptial  rites,  Leono.a  had  no  means  of  knowing 
what  had  befallen  her  messenger,  but  suffered  herself  to  be 
given  away  in  marriage  by  the  King  to  Ferdinand,  believ- 
ing him  to  know  all. 

When,  however,  Ferdinand  returns  from  court,  the  as- 
sembled nobles  taunt  him,  hint  that  his  honor  has  been 
stained,  and  exasperate  him  to  the  utmost.  Even  Baltha- 
zar, who  just  now  enters,  recoils  from  his  favorite  pupil 
when  he  learns  that  he  is  the  husband  of  Leonora.  Now 
for  the  first  time  the  truth  is  told  to  the  bridegroom.  Fer- 
dinand believing  himself  to  be  the  victim  of  a  base  conspir- 
acy of  the  King  and  his  mistress,  awaits  them,  as  they 
return  from  the  Cathedral,  renounces  all  his  honors,  breaks 
his  sword,  and  hurling  defiance  at  the  conscienoi  smitteu 
King  and  curses  on  the  crest-fallen  Leonora,  retires  with 
Balthazar,  to  return  once  more  and  forever  to  the  cloister. 

When  Ferdinand  has  left,  Leonora  finds  out  how  her 
honest  designs  have  been  frustrated  by  the  artful  Don 
Gaspar.  Cast  oflf  by  the  King,  despised  by  him  whom  she 
loves,  she  has  no  desire  but  to  die.  But  first  she  must 
obtain  Ferdinand's  forgiveness.  Disguising  herself  in  the 
habiliments  of  ^  novice,  she  starts  on  her  pilgrimage  to 
the  Convent  of  St.  James.  She  arrives  there  during  the 
ceremonies  by  which  Ferdinand's  entry  into  the  order  o< 
monks  is  celebrated.  She  obtains  admission  on  the  plea  of 
wanting  clerical  advice.  Exhausted  and  heart-broken,  she 
sinks  down  at  the  foot  of  a  cross  in  the  court  yard.  Thither 
repairs  also  Ferdinand,  after  the  rites  have  been  adminis- 
tered to  him,  still  living  with  all  his  thoughts  in  the  world 
which  he  has  but  just  forsaken.  He  recognizes  Leonora. 
His  first  impulse  is  to  flee  her,  but  she  detains  him,  exon- 
erates herself  from  all  blame,  and  asks  his  forgiveness. 
After  a  brief  strugg'e  all  his  love  returns;  he  would  fly 
with  her;  but  it  is  too  late.  The  hand  of  death  is  upon 
her.  She  expires  in  his  arms,  blessed  in  the  thought  of  his 
love.  Frantic  with  grief,  Ferdinand  throws  hitoself  down 
near  his  adored  one,  and  is  here  found  by  the  monks,  ai 
thev  return  trom  church. 


LA     FAVORITA 


(THE    FAVORITE.^ 


ATTO    I. 

<CENA  I — Interno  del  Convento,  con  Galleria  che  conduce 
al  Tempio. 

Entrirv:  vari  Monaci,  e  in  seguito  Balda88ABB  «  Fbu>I- 

NANDO. 

Coro. 

O  santo  ricetto, 
Securi  il  tuo  petto, 
La  nostra  preghiera 

Leviamo  al  signor. 
L'  ajuto  divino 
Qui  cerca,  qui  spera 
Fedel  pellegiino, 

Con  vivo  fervor  ! 
(/   Monaci  nel    Tempio;    ad  esazione  di  BakUuaare  e 
Ferdinando. 

SCENA  II. — Baldassake  e  Febdinahdo. 

Bai.     Ne  con  essi  pregar  vuoi  tu  ? 
Fer.  Noi  posso  ! 

Bai.     Corapres'  io  dunque  del  tuo  cor  le  pene  ■• 
Dio  più  non  basta  a  te  ! 

Fer.  Picesto  il  vero  ! 

In  quest'  ora  solenne 

Che  un  voto  eterno  me  all'  aitar  congiunge, 

Mal  mio  grado  uno  sguardo  ai  ben  terrestri 

Getto  d'  amore  e  di  dolor  ! 
Bai.  Prosegui  ! 

Fer.      All'  ara  che  del  santo 

Jacopo  serra  le  reliquie  estreme, 

Agli  angeli  progea  prego  fervente, 

Quando  1'  un  d'  essi  mi  appari  repente  I 

Bai.     Parla,  figlinol  I 


ACT        I. 

SCENE  I. — Interior  of  a  Monastery,  with  Gallrr^  leadittf 

to  the  Tempie. 

Enter  Monks,  followed  by  Balthazar  and  Fhrdi- 

NAND. 

Chorus. 
Shrine  melancholy, 
To  thine  altar  holy. 
Far  from  earthly  folly, 

Humbly  we  repair. 
Pilgrims  lowly  kneeling. 
Hearts  devout  revealing, 
Ev'ry  secret  feeling  : 

Hear,  on  high,  our  prayer  ! 
\The  Monks  enter  the  Temple  ;  Balthazar  and  Ferdinand 
remain. 

SCENE  II.— Balthazar  and  Ferdinand. 

Bai.      To  join  the  rites,  goest  not  thou,  my  son  1 
Fer.  Father,  no  ! 

Bai.      What  means  that  troubled  look  1  quickly  this  grief 
disclose  ! 
Distracted  are  thy  thoughts  ! 
Fer.  Truly  thou  say'st,  my  father. 

While  at  yon  shrine  I  bend,  this  heart,  perfidioas, 

iurns 
To  dreams  of  earthly  bliss,  fond  desires,  mad  affec- 
tions ! 
Bai.  Horror  ! 

Fer.      'Neath  yon  dome,  in  devotion  lowly  kneeling, 

'Mid  holy  pilgrims  wrapp'd  in  solemn  invocation — 
Lost, absorb'd — ail  my  soul  with  radiant  spirits  dwelt, 
When  :i  form,  brighter  still,  burst  at  once  on  these 
eyes  ! 
Bai.      Speak  !     Oh,  my  .son  ! 


UNA   VERGINEI    UN  ANGEL  DI  DIO— A  VISION!   A  SPIRIT   OF  BEAUTY!     Solo.     Ferdinand. 
Larghetto. 


Bpeme,  un  ter-ro-re  un  di  -  si    -   o,  Sce-se   all'  al-ma,      e       di       giò-ja    l'empi  -  è!        Ah,  mio  pa  -  dre!  com' 
oet-ful,    lias!  of  my     dv  -  tv    All  trembling  l'kriU'd.aU  tremblimj  [  thriU'd  with  delight  !  Yes,  mj/ fa -ther  I    J 


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e  ra   bella,    e     •    ra  bella  M'ha  involato  la  pa-ce    del  cori  M'ha  in-vo  -  la  •  to  la  pa-ce    del 

but  raniiot    teli,    but   cannot  tell    O'er  my  heart  what  cast  thia  gpdl  !  Ah,  what  o'er  my  heart  cast  thi$ 

cori  Vol  -  go  a!  nume  la  mente,  ma  quel  la  Alio  sguardo  presen-te  ra'è  ogtior—  Alio  sguardo  presente  ir'^  ognor 
$pea!  Ah,     though  humbly  imploring,  vain  control.    For   the  alone— j/es,  alone—  Yes,  she  alone  possess'd  uy  loulf 


Fer. 


L'  onda  santa  le  porsi,  e  mia  mano 
»    Di  quell'  an;r*?l  la  taano  scontrò — 
Questo  chiostro,  per  impeto  insano, 

Pari  a  tetra  prigion  mi  sembrò. 
A'  suoi  giuri  quest'  alma  rubella. 

Un  conforto  ricerca  al  signor, 


E  gemente  1'  imploro,  ma  qu« 
Allo  sguardo  presente  m'  è 


nella 


ognor 


E  fia  vero,  son  desto  o  veneggio  ? 

Tn  il  sostegno,  1'  onor  della  fé  1 
Che  me  spento  sull'  inclito  seggio 

Dei  sederti  e  succedere  a  me 

Padre  !    lo  1'  amo 
Non  sai  tu  clie  all'  augusta  tiara 

Dei  regnanti  io  scettro  piegò  ? 
Che  mia  mano  congiunge  o  separa  < 
Che  1'  Iberia  a  mia  voce  tremo  ? 

Padre  !  Io  1'  amo 
Ma,  rispondi,  chi  è  dessa  la  bella 

Che  sì  facil  trionra  di  te  ' 
La  sua  patria,  i  congiunti  '  favella  : 

Il  suo  nome,  il  suo  rango  qual  è  * 
Fer.  [Con  passiotie.] 

Io  'l  ijinoro,  ma  1'  amo  ! 
Vanne  dunque  frenetico,  insano 

Lungi  reca  il  [irofano  tuo  pie 
Ah  !  del  nume  la  vindice  mano 

Non  ricada  tremenda  su  te  ^ 
Cura  luce,  soave  conforto, 

Deh  tu  ogiia  jìropizia  su  me, 
Tu  mi  salva,  tu  guidami  al  porto, 

Tu  sorreggi  1'  errante  mio  pie  ! 
[Con  emozione.] 
La  perfidia,  il  tradimento, 

Te,  mio  figlio,  assalirà  : 
Fia  tua  vita  un  rio  tormento. 

Il  dolor  con  te  vivrà  ! 
Forse,  in  grembo  al  flutto  infido, 

Un  sospiro  udrassi  un  dì  ; 
Fia  del  naufrago  che  il  lido 

Va  cercando  che  fuggì  ! 
Io  parto,  o  padre  mio,  mi  benedecì 
Vanne  dunque  frenetico,  insano. 

Lungi  reca  il  profano  tuo  pie  : 
Ah  !  del  nume,  la  vindice  mano 

Non  ricada  tremenda  su  te  ! 
Cara  luce  soave  con  forto 

Deh  tu  veglia  propizia  tu  me. 
Tu  mi  salva  tu  guidami  al  porto 

Tu  sorreggi  ferrante  mio  pie. 
I  Ferdinando  esce,  e  da  lungi  tende  te  braccia  a  Baldas- 

sare,  che  rivolqe  la  faccia  asciugandosi  una  lagrima, 

ed  Ttra  nclln  Canl>f/h 


Fer. 
Bai. 


Fer. 
Bai 


Bai. 


Fer. 


Bai. 


Fer. 
Bai. 


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Bei.  Oh,  fearful,  deadly  sin  ! 

Fer.      In  passing  through  the  crowded  cloister, 

This  hand  her  hand  was  doom'd  to  touch — 
Then  I  fell  !     Triumph,  Fiend  of  Malice  I 
'Twas  ecstacy  !  I  own  it  such. 
Oh,  despair  ! 
My  vows  broken  past  all  restoring — 
I  love  where  I  should  hate  ; 
Yet  1  cannot  curse  my  fate. 
Tho'  fervent  thus  imploring — vain  control  ' 
She,  she  alone  usurps  my  soul  ! 
Bai      Ah,  my  son,  my  life's  latest  solace, 
Thine  innocence  rescue  thee  still  ! 
Thou,  thou  who  shouldst  be  my  successor, 

And  all  ray  solemn  duties  fill 

Fer  Ah,  father  !  I  love  her  ! 

Bai       Know'st  thou  that  to  the  august  tiara 

E'en  those  must  bow  who  wield  the  sceptre? 
That  I  can  join  and  disunite  ? 
That  Iberia  trembles  at  the  sound  of  my  voice  ♦ 
Fer.  Ah,  tatlier!   I  love  her! 

Bai.     This  woman,  wretched  one  !  oh,  knowest  thou 
Who  has  lur'd  thee  thus  to  shame  ? 
Knowest  thou  her,  for  wliom  thy  holiest  vow 
Is  forfeit  ^     Her  rank — her  name  7 
Fer.      I  know  her  not  ;  but  I  love  her  ! 

Bai.      Begone  !  begone  !  too  profane  !     Fly  these  cloisters 
Far,  far  from  hence  ! — avoid  my  sight, 
Ere  this  heart,  which  thou'st  most  offended. 
Sear'd  by  thy  baseness,  hate  thee  quite  ' 
Fer       Yes,  ador'd  one  !  this  heart's  dearest  idol  ! 
For  thee  I  will  break  cv'ry  tie  ! 
To  thee  all  my  soul  1  surrender — 
At  thy  dear  feet  content  to  die  ! 
Bai.    I  With  emotion.  \ 

Beware  !  I)eware  !     Oh,  hear  me  speak  ! 

But  despair  in  yon  world  you  seek  : 

On  the  troubled  ocean  of  life, 

I  tremble  at  thy  future  strife. 

Lost,  wreck'd,  when  from  thee  life's  dreams  sever,  - 

In  death's  waves,  when  e'en  hope  forsake, — 
When  repose  for  thee  can  beam  never. 
Die  !     Perdition  thy  soul  o'ertake  ! 
Fer       Forgive  me!     Father,  I  go. 
Bai       Hen<e,  audacious  !  away,  in  madness  ! 
I'll  lot  curse  thee  !  no — depart  ! 
If  Heaven  spare  thee,  soon,  in  sadness, 
Thou'lt  hither  bring  a  broken  heart. 
Fer       All,  dear  idol  !  this  heart  so  enchaining, 
III  vain  thy  spell  I  strive  to  break  ! 
To  thee  only  my  truth  maintaining. 
My  cloister  I  forsake  ! 
[  Ferdinand  goes  out,  and,  at  a  distance,  stretches  out  hu 
arms  touxirds  Balthazar,  who  avertst  his  head. — A'rtl 
Balthazar. 


LA    FAVORITA. 


SCENA  m.—Un  huxjo  deliziose  dell'  Isola  di  Leon.     Inkz,  i  SCENE  III.— ^  beautiful  Scene  in  the  Iste  ie  Leon.     Inm 
e  le  giovani  Spagnuole.  |  and  young  Maidens  gathering  Jìmvers. 

BEI  RAGGI  LUJENTI—YE  BEAMS  OF  GOLD.     Chorus. 


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Bei     rag    -    gi       la    -    cen     -     ti,     beli'     aa     •      re      be    -    a    -    -    te,  il       eie    -    -    lo  amai 

Yé  beams  of  gold,    ye       balmy  zephyrs,  ye  flow'rs  that  bloom  in     yonder     grove—       Fair  crystal     tide,    ye 


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ta    •     -    to       smal  -  ta    - 
sunny       waters    With  pleas 


di     fior,      di       fior 
and  glow     with     love! 


Bei     rag    -     -    gi         lu- 
Ye   beams  of      gold,        ye 


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cen  ti,      bell      aa      -     re        be  -  a   -    te      si      bell'     aa-re, 

balmy  zephyrs,  ye  flow'rs  that  bloom    in     yon  •  der,    yon  -  der      grove, 


il        eie      -      lo       si 
Fair    crystal       tide. 


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„    Un  genio  divino  ci  veglia,  ci  guida. 

Propizio  ne  affida  d'  un  genio  il  favor  I 

Ad  lieto  destino  risponda  il  concento, 
Ad  esso  I'  accento  fia  sacro  del  cor. 

Di  gioje  ridenti  fragranza  qui  spira, 

Ognor  qui  s'  aggira  la  pace,  1'  amor. 

Silenzio  !  è  puro  il  mar,  1'  aer  sereno  : 

Il  battello  qui  s'  avanza  lo  dirige  la  speranza. 
[Ttttte  si  accostano  alla  Riva   e  riguardano  lungi,  poi 
ripigliano. 


Inez.    Oh,  ali  ye  powers  that  watch  affection  ! 

Enchaining  the  heart  with  softest  tie. 
Our  lady's  love  grant  sweet  protection, 

And  calm  her  ev'ry  sigh  ! 
The  wave  replies  !  behold  the  bark 
Lightly  o'er  the  billow  dancing  ; — 
Yes,  'tis  his  vessel,  see,  advancing  ! 

It  is  his  bark  !     Sisters,  hark  ! 

I  TTi^  advance  to  the  River-side,  and  look  out 


Alio.  Moderato. 


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Ed  al  giun<,'er  suo  disvela, 
Questo  suolo  a  far  più  grato. 
Il  sospiro  profumato 
Degli  aranci  e  gelsomin. 

8CENA  IV  -  Le  ìnedeaime.     Ferdinando  che  comparitce 

tur  una  bagrhetta  circondata  da  alcune  Donzelle,  e  avente 
Bulrocchi  un  velo  che  gli  vien  tolto. 

Fer.   [A  quella  che  lo  ajuta  a  scendere  dalla  barca.  | 

Messaggera  gentil,  ninfa  discreta, 

Che  ognor  su  queste  sponde 

n  mio  venir  proteggi  e  il  mio  ritomo, 

A  che  non  odo  di  tua  voce  il  suono  1 
I  Le  Donzelle  volgono  altrove  la  faccia  e  fan  teffno  cte  non 
possono  rispordere. 

Ma  taciturna  sempre  !  [Ad  Inez. 

Ah,  ti  scongiuro  ! 

La  tua  donna  e  la  mia  persiste  ancora 

Il  suo  rango  a  celarmi,  il  nome  ■?     Ah,  parla. 

Chi  è  dessa  ? 
tnez.  [Sorridendo.]  Vano  è  il  dimandar  ! 
Fer.  Tremendo 

Dunque  è  1'  arcan  ? 
Inez.  Più  assai  che  tu  noi  credi 

Ella  ver  noi  s'  avanza,  a  lei  lo  chiedi. 

[Inez  e  le  Donzelle  partono. 

SCENA  V.— Ferdinando  e  Leonora. 

Ver.      Ah  !  mio  bene,  un  Dio  t'  invia. 

Vieni,  ah  !  vien,  eh'  io  viva  in  te  : 
Tu  sei  gioja  all'  alma  mia. 

Terra  e  Ciel  tu  sei  per  me 
Da'  sacri  aitar  lontano, 
Per  te  solcato  ho  l'  onda 
Leo.      Ma  da  quel  di  beato, 

Veglia  un  pensier  su  te  ; 
E  ver  r  amica  sponda 
E  ti  conduce  a  me. 
Fer.      Felice  io  son  ! 
Leo.  Più  misero 

Forse  di  te  non  v'  è. 
Fer      Per  pleiade,  a  me  disvela 
v^aal  periglio  qui  si  cela  : 
Del  tuo  s'  è  mio  cor  1'  impero, 
Vo'  la  morte  ad  ine  >ntrar. 
Leo.     Ah  .  che  il  fato  è  a  int  .severo  I 
Fer.      Chi  sei  tu  ^ 
Leo.  Noi  dimandar. 

Fer.      Tacerò — ma  pria  rispondi 

Se  possente  è  in  te  1'  amor  ; 
Tuo  destin  col  mio  confondi, 
Spo.-io  tuo  mi  stringi  al  cor. 
Leo.      Il  vorrei,  ma  noi  poss'  io. 
Fer      Che  mai  sento  !  oh  mio  terror 
Un  istante,  oh  cruda  fato  ! 
Sventurato,  appien  mi  fé  ! 
Leo.      Ah  !  d'  un  Dio  vendicator 
Il  furor — piombò  su  me, 

I  Mostrandogli  jioi  una  /tergainma. 
A  te  pensando  ognor  lo  spirto  amante, 
Di  queste  cifre  ti  volea  far  dono,  ma  giura— 
Ma  dubbio  il  cor. 
Far.  El)ben  ? 


On  his  way  soft  odors  shower — 
Jasmin  sweet,  and  orange  flower  : 
Ev'ry  ravish'd  sense  o'erpow'r — 

Perfume  breathe  from  shore  to  shore! 

SCENE  IV.— ^  Boat  arrives  at  the  shore,  in  which  u 
Ferdinand,  with  a  bandage  over  his  eyes.  The  Nymph> 
assist  him  to  bind,  aud  remove  the  bandage. 

Fer.   [To  the  Maiden  who  assists  him   in  descending  from  fA» 
boat.]  Love's  messenger  !  so  young,  yet  how  discreet  ! 
Who,  from  the  time  when  first  I  set  my  feet 
Upon  these  borders,  hast  been  most  silent — 
Wherefore  thus  blindfold  still  mine  eyes  '' 
I  The  Damsels  turn  aside,  making  signs  that  they  must  m» 
answer. 
Speak  !  tell  me  tiie  mystery  !  [To  Inet 

I  implore  thee  ! 

Thy  lady,  so  gentle  and  lovely. 
What  motive,  say,  hath  she  for  this  disguise  1 
Her  name  declare  ! 
Inez.  [Laughingly.]  No;  impossible!  pray,  forbear' 
Fer.  Is  it. 

Then,  so  dreadful  ? 
Inez.    That  alone  from  my  lady's  lips.     Lo  !  she  is  near  ' 
You  may,  perchance,  hear  I 

[Leonora  enters,  an  Inez  motions  the  Girts  to  rttirt 

SCENE  V. — Ferdinand  and  Leonora. 

Fer.      Lovely  being!  form  enchanting  ! 
Once  again  on  thee  I  gaze — 
My  soul,  still  basking  in  thy  rays. 
Thrills  with  rapture,  love's  own  granting. 
For  thee  I  have  defied  rebuke,  disgrace — 
Scorn'd  each  sorrow. 
Leo       Thy  ardent  love,  yes,  this  bosom  well  knows 
With  pity  I  beheld,  and  at  my  bidding 
They  so  oft  have  brought  thee  to  this  place 

Fer.      To  bliss  supreme  ! 

£«0.  Or,  perchance, 

Destruction  ! 
Fer.     For  pity's  sake,  disclose  to  me 

This  peril  threatening  us  ! 

At  thy  feet  its  full  tide  pouring, 

Ev'ry  ill  I'll  brave  for  thee  ! 
Leo.      Ah,  fate  unhappy,  mv  heart  thus  controlling  ' 
Fer.      Who  art  thou  ? 
Leo.  Ask  me  not  ! 

Fer.      I  obey  ;  yet,  one  word — but  one  ! 

If  thy  heart  tenderly  to  this  incline, 

My  future  life  oh  share  ! 

Oh,  say  thou'lt  be  mine  ! 
Leo.      Ah,  wretched  fate  !  it  cannot  be  ! 
Fer.      What  hear  I  ?     O  terror  ! 

Thy  meaning,  so  fearful,  in  mercy  unfold  ! 

Leo.      Ah  !  the  wrath  of  an  avenging  God 

Now  <Ie.scends  on  me. 

[Showing  a  fiarvkmn^ 

In  you  I've  centred  all  my  thoughts. 

As  "this  will  prove — procur'd  for  you  : 

Still  I  have  fears. 
Fer  Of  what  » 


LA     FAVORITA. 


ùm.  Non  ha.  tu  detto 

Ra  fiate  a  me,  Fernando, 
Che  il  solo  onor  t'  alberga  in  petto  f 
Fer.  Il  dissi. 

Leo.      Or  certo  V  avvenire  io  qui  ti  rendo  ; 

Ma  giurai 

Fer.  E  che  ? 

Leo.      Puggirmi  ! 

Fer.  O  Ciel  !  che  intendo  I 

Fia  vero  !  lasciarti  ! 

E  tu  il  chiedi  a  me  ! 
Mia  vita  è  1'  amarti, 

Spirare  per  te. 
Pria  freddo  il  cor  mio 

Per  morte  sat^. 
Ma  dirti  1'  addio 

Ah  !  mai  non  potrà  ! 
Compiangermi  ognora 

Il  mondo  potrà, 

Non  quei  che  t'  adora 

Tacciar  di  vita. 

Leo.  Deh  !  vanne,  deh  !  parti, 

Deh  fuggi  da  me  : 

M'  è  gioja  r  amarti, 

Delitto  è  per  te. 
Ah  !  freddo  il  cor  mio 

Per  morte  sarà, 
Ma  dirti  r  addio 
Dolente  dovrà. 
Compiangerti  ognora 

Il  mondo  potrà, 

Ma  indarno  s' implora 

Per  me  hi  pietà  ! 


SCENA    \^I.— /  meikshni. 
Ah,  signora  ! 


Inez  arcorendo  tutta  tremante  «. 


liìez.    Ah,  signora  !     11  Re  ! 
Leo.  Che  sento  !     Giusti  numi  I 

Fer.  \Soìpreso.]  Il  Re  ! 

Ijeo.  {Aparte  ]  0  spavento  !  \Ai  Inea. 

Io  ti  seguo.     Prendi  e  va. 

[Rimettendo  poi  le  cai-te  a  Fernando. 
Leo.     Fuggi  ! 
Fer.  Ah,  no  ! 

Leo.  Gran  Dio,  pietà  ! 

Fer.     Fia  vero  ?  lasciarti  !  ecc. 
Leo.     Deh  !  vanne,  deh  ! 

[Leonora  dà  a  Fernando  un  ultimo  addio,  poi  esce  preci- 
piosamente. 

SCENA  VII.— Fernando  e  Inez. 

Fer.  [Che  ha  trattenuto  Inez  disposta  a  seguire  Leonora.] 
E  1'  uom  che  la  desia,  è  il  Re  ? 
Si — è  Alfonso  !     Ma  taci. 
E  scioUo  il  vel  ecc  1     Sua  cuna,  il  rango 
L'  avvicinano  al  soglio — ed  io— clii  sono  ? 
Sventurato  ed  oscuro  e  senza  gloria  ! 
Prudenza  ! 

[  Gli  fa  segno  di  tot.ere,  a  fugge  via. 


Inez. 
Fer. 


Inez. 


SCENA  VIII.— Fernando,  solo. 

10  non  mertava 

11  suo  amore,  il  suo  cor  ! 

I  Guarda  le  carte  rimessegli  da  Leonora,  e  manda  un  grido 
di  gioja. 
Gran  l)io  !  che  degno 
Io  ne  divenga  or  vuol  !     Sì,  questo  rango, 
Questo  titol,  e  questo  onor  sublime  ! 
Io  capitan  !     0  doima,  in  un  istante 
Capitano  e  guci  ricr  tu  fai  1'  amante  ! 


Leo.  Have  you  not  told  me 

In  confidence,  Ferdinand, 
That  honor  was  the  goal  at  which  you  aim'd  1 
Fer.  I  have  said  so. 

Leo.      This,  then,  will  secure  you  a  brigl  t  future  ; 

But  it  enjoins 

Fer.  Oh,  speak  ! 

Leo.     That  you  fly  me  ! 

Fer.  Heavviiis  !  heard  I  iright  ! 

Fly  from  thee  !  oli,  never  ! 

'Twere  madness  to  try 
From  thee  to  sever  ; — 
'Twere  better  to  die  ! 
This  heart  'vUdly  breaking. 

Thee  not  to  i«;hold — 
Thy  presence  forsaking. 
Were  frozen  and  cold  : 
No  warmth  could  restore  it — 
Each  spark  would  be  fled  ; 
The  dreams  that  came  o'er  it. 
Like  sweet  flow'rs,  dead  ' 
Lmt.  Farewell  !     Go  ;  forget  me  ! 

Thy  vows  and  thy  love  ! 
No  longer  regret  me — 
Mine  image  remove. 
The  rose  tho'  she  fair  be, 

A  canker  that  wears. 
Can  never  restor'd  be 

By  anguish  or  tears  ! 
Farewell  !  this  eaith's  sorrow 

Our  loves  would  destroy  : 
I'll  pray  that  each  morrow 
Renew  thy  heart's  joy  ! 

SCENE  VI.— The  same.     Inez  enter$  hurriedly. 


Ah,  senora  !    The  King  ! 

What  hear  1 1 


Inez. 
Leo. 

Fer.  \Surprised.]  The  King  ! 

Leo.  [Apart.]  Fears  ray  bosom  wring 
1  attend.     Take  this  and  go. 
I  Giving 
Leo.     Leave  me  ! 
Fer.  No,  no  ' 

Leo.  Away  !   away  1 

Fer.     Ah  !  this  heart  sadiy  breaking,  &c. 
Leo.     Farewell  !     Go,  gc  ì 


Jnst  heaven  I 

!  [Tolnei 

a  paper  to  Ferdinand 


[Bids  fai  eweU  to  Ferdinand,  and  exit  haattbf 


SCENE  Vn.— Ferdinand  and  Inez. 

Fer.  [  Who  has  withheld  Inez,  when  about  to  follow  Leonora.] 
Ah,  damsel,  speak  !  didst  thou  not  name  the  King  1 

Inez.     Yes — Alf.  nso  !     Hush  !  silence  ! 

Fer.      Her  rank  -her  position  !     Ah  !  I  understand  ; 
While  I—  «lille  I,  obscure — vain  ambition  1 
Without  a  name  aspiring  to  this  goal  ! 

Inez.     Be  cautious  ! 

[Makes  signs  to  him  to  be  cautious,  %nd  exù. 

SCENE  VIII.— Ferdinand,  alone. 

I  do  not  deserve 

The  treasure  of  her  love,  her  noble  heart  ! 
[Reads  the  scroll  given  him  by  Leonora,  and  utte>  t  a  crj 

of  jog- 
Great  Heav'n  !     This  distinction 
Unsought  for,  undreamt  of  !     Yes,  this  rank. 
This  title,  this  high  honor  ! 
I'm  Caotain  !     O  Lady,  to  a  warrior 
You've  iransform'd  your  lover  I 


LO 


LA     FAVORITA. 


SI,  CHE  UN  TUO  SOLO  ACCEN'Kì—i'AME,  THY  VOICE  INSPIRING.     Solo.     Ferdinìimd. 

Marziale. 


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Addio  terrcn  diletto 
Cui  noto  è  il  mio  destili. 

Tornare  a  te  prometto 
Cinto  d'  alloii  il  crin  ! 

Si  !  che  un  tuo  solo  accento,  ecc. 

FINE    dell'   ATT«     primo. 


ATTO    [I. 


SCENA  I. — GaUeriu  aperta  attrai  rso  ,'.<  (juale  ti  scucprono 
i  Giardini  e  il  Palazzo  d'  Alcazar. 

Il  Re;  Don  Gasi  are. 

//  He..  Giardini  d'  Alcazur,  de'  Mauri  Regi 
Delizie  ascose,  oh  !  quanto 
Alla  vosir'  omln-a  riandar  ni'  è  grato 

I  sogni  dell'  amore 
Onde  s'  inebria  il  cor  ! 

iiaa.     Del  viiitu  il  tetto 

S'  aspetta  al  viiicilor  :  per  voi  la  F  de 

Trionfa  ud  Ismael  fugge  e  paventa 
U  Ite.  Sì,  di  Marocco  i  Regi 

E  di  Granata  iiisiem,  vider  la  lum. 

A  Tarifa  crollar. 
(ias.  Fu  tua  la  gloria. 
//  Re.  Ah!  non  è  ver:  fu  di  Fernando,  il  prode 

Nuovo  guerrier,  che  un  giorno  sol  fé'  noto  ! 

Che  rannodò  l'armata, 

Salvando  il  suo  signor  :  ogg'  io  l'  attendo 

Ih  Siviglia,  e  innunzi  a  tutti 

II  suo  valore  d'  onorar  desio. 

[Entra  un  Messagiero. 

(io*.     Del  Pastor  sommo  or  giunse 

Un  alto  messagger. 
Il  Re.  [Da  sè.\  Ugnor  più  grave 
Ornai  divien  suo  scettro. 
[A  un  cenno  del  Re,  Don  Gaspare  rispettosamente  »'  in- 
china, e  parte. 


Then  farewell,  dearest  lady. 
For  tliee  each  strife  I'll  meet, 

And  gather  endless  laurels, 
To  place  them  at  thy  feet  ! 

Yes  !  fame  thy  voice,  &c. 


END   OF   ACT   I. 


ACT    II. 


SCENE  I. — Gallery  overlooking  the    Gardens  of  the  Palaa 
of  the  Alcazar. 


King. 


Gas. 


Kin;/. 


Gas. 
Kiuq. 


Enter  the  King  and  Don  Gaspar. 

Gardens  of  Alcazar,  of  Moorish  Kings 

Delicious  retreat  !     Oh,  how. 

Lost  in  thy  sylvan  shades 

This  dream  of  love 

Completely  fills  my  heart  1 

This  palace  now  to  thee  a  conqueror  s  right  assigns 

Thro'  thee  the  Spa'.iiards  triumph  : 

Trembling  foes  (lo  thee  homage. 

Yes,  the  united  Kings  of  Grenada  and  Morocco, 

Beheld  the  proud  crescent  laid  low 

At  Tariffa. 

To  thee,  oh  sire,  the  glory  ! 

To  me — no  :  Ferdinand  ! 

He  the  glory  deserves  :  it  was  his  arm  won  the  battle! 

"Twas   he   inspir'd   our   men — his   valor    sav'd   his 

country. 
I  await  him  at  Seville, 
Where,  before  my  assembled  court,  I  intend 
To  load,  to  o'erwhelm  him  with  honors. 

[An  Attendant  enter* 
They  announce,  sir-',,  a  message 
From  the  Monk.  Ba.thazar. 
[To  himself.]   (  f  his  mandates  I  !Ve(iutnt 
Feel  the  weight  too  heavy. 

\Makes  a  sign  to  Don  "Caspar,  wiu>  bows  u 


LA     FAVORITA. 


11 


SlJENA  II. — //  Ri  solo,  c/iiardando  dietro  Don  Gaspare,  che 

si  allontana. 

Ma  de'  malvagi  in  van  sul  capo  mio 
Sventure  impreca  il  rio  livore  :  e  a  Roma 
Congiunto  io  lo  discerno  ! 
Per  te,  mifi  vita,  affronterei  1'  Avemo  ! 


^C'ENE  ÌI.—  T%e  King  alone,  watching  the  defxirture  of  Dea 
Caspar. 

Yes,  all  these  sycophants,  who  devour'd  are  by  envy, 
Of  thee  jealous  alike,  daily  seek,  Leonora, 
To  separate  our  loves  ;  but  fruitless  the  attempt. 
Thou  alone,  Leonora,  shalt  still  reign  mistress  here  ! 


VIEN,  LEONORA,  APPIEDI  TZ/OZ-LE ONORA,  FROM  THEE  NEVER. 
LaT^heilo. 


Solo     Alfohso. 


len,  Le  -  o  -  no  -  ra,  a'    pie  -  di      tu    -    -   oi  Ser  -  to         «      «no-  .  Hn  n    „«-       ;i 


di      tu 
from  thee    nev 


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Could 


sog  -  lio 
this  fond  heart, 


il    cor,      il 
this  fond  heart. 


l^i*-- 


ti     do  -  na  ! 

est,  sev  -  er  I 


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Ah  I    se    ama-re   il     Be     tu  puoi,  Mai  del  don  si  pen  -  ti -    •  rà 

^ol  my       throne  and  my  home    Fd  fly     for     ev    -    ■     -    .     ■     .    er' 


Che  per    sog-lio,  che  per    soglio  e    per   co  -  ro  -  na,  GU     n-man  la  tu  -  a     bel    taf 

Ere       from  thee,  from  thee  an    ex  .  ile     I     would   bel  Yes,  ere  from  thee  an  ex  •  ile   bel 

De  'ne    -    mi    -    ci!        Tuoi   lo  sdegno, 

Le    -  0     •    no    -    ral       Ah,  nev-er  l  no,. 


Tuoi   lo  sdegno, Djg 


te,      sa   -   pro 
heart    be      true 


per       te     Dis  -  fi  -  dar 
to       me,    ru   die 


fl  •  der     Sa  •  prò  per 


no,    nev -eri     If   but    Ay 


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Se  ti  cessi  e  1'  alma  e  il  regno. 

Io  per  gli  altri  ancor  son  Re. 
De"  miei  di  compagna  io  voglio 

Farti  o  bella  innanzi  al  Ciel, 
Al  mio  tianco  unita  in  soglio, 

Al  mio  fianco  nell'  avel  ! 
{Andando  verso  Don  Gaspare  che  appare  in /ondo,  il 

Re  gli  dice. 
Per  la  festa  previeni 
Tutta  la  corte.  [Don  Gaspare  parte. 

SCENA  IH.—//  Re,  Leonora,  ed  Inez. 

/^eo.  \Aparte  a  Inez.]  Ebben,  così  si  narra. 
Inez.     E  il  pròde  vincitor. 
Leo.      Egli,  Fernando  ! 

A  lui  la  gloria,  oh  Ciel  !  a  me  l' infamia  ! 
[//  Re  fa  cenno  ad  [nez  di  ritirarsi,  poi  s'  avvicina  a 
Leonora. 
IL  Re.  Ah  !  Leo  lora,  il  guardo 
Si  mesto  a  che  piegar  ? 
Lieta  mi  credi 
Se  a  te  d'  accanto  Io  sono  ?     Il  cor  non  vedi  ! 
Quando  le  soglie  paterne  varcai, 
Debil  fanciulla  delusa  nel  cor, 
Giunta  qui  teco  divider  sperai 

Talanro  offerto  di  sposo  all'  amor  ! 
li  He.  I  Con  tenerezza .  \  Taci  ! 


f40. 


sa    -     ••    prò     per     te! 
ve» die      far   theel 

To  thee  I  resign  my  life,  my  kingdom. 
To  others  only  I  shall  be  king  henceforth. 
With  thee  for  a  companion  I  shall  enjoj 
All  the  transports  of  heaven. 
And  life  will  be 
A  dream  of  bliss. 
[As  the  song  is  concluded,  Don  Gaspar  re-enters,  and  As 
King,  addressing  him,  says: 
To  the  fete  here,  " 
Now  invite  all  the  court.  [Don  Gaspar  goes  out. 

SCENE  III.— TAe  King,  Leonora,  and  Inez 

Leo.  [Apart  to  Inez.]  Is  it  so  ?  speak  they  truly  ? 
Inez.     He  hath  return'd,  with  deathless  laurels  crown'd. 
Leo.      Oh,  Ferdinand  !  thine,  thine  the  glorv  ! 
While,  ah  !  for  me,  dishonor  ! 
[  The  King  makes  a  sign   to  Inez  to  retire,  and  then  kt 
addresses  Leonora. 
King.  Leonora,  speak  :  why  bend 

Thine  eyes,  love,  to  "the  ground  ? 

Did  these  dim  eyes  seek  aught  but  sadness. 

Oh,  'twere  madness  ! 
When  from  the  balls  of  my  father  yon  bore  me, 

A  poor  simple  maid,  betVay'd,  deceiv'd, 
Alas  !  beneath  these  domes,  I  bop'd,  confirm'd 
Would  be  those  vows  so  sworn,  and  so  belicT'd 
King.  [  With  tender  remorse.]  No  more  1 


Leo. 


la 


LA     FAVORITA, 


Leo.      Si,  Alfouso,  traviata,  avvilita, 

M'  hai  tolto  il  padre,  1'  onore,  la  fé  ! 
Tacita,  e  sola,  dal  mondo  schernita, 
Fra  1'  ombre  ascosa  la  bella  è  del  Re. 
Il  Re,  In  questo  suolo,  a  lusingar  tua  cura. 

Regna  il  piacer,  la  via  sparsa  è  di  fior 
Se  intorno  a  te  piìi  bella  appar  natura, 

Ahi  !  donde  avvien  che  tanto  è  il  tuo  dolor  1 
Leo.     In  questo  suol  s'ammanta  la  sventura 
Di  gemme,  d'  oro  e  di  leggiadri  fior 
Ma  vede  il  Cielo  la  mortai  mia  cura. 
Se  ride  il  labro,  disperato  è  il  cor. 
//  Re.  Ma  di  tue  doglie  la  cagion  primiera  ? 
Leo.      Ah  !  taci,  indamo  tu  la  chiedi  a  me. 

Soffri  che  lungi  da  tua  corte  io  pera  ! 
n  Re.  A  ogni  uom  vo'  noto  1'  amor  mio  per  te. 

Alfin  vedrai  se  questo  cor  t'  adora. 
Leo.      E  vii  Leonora,  troppo  grande  è  il  Re. 
n  Re.  [Aparte.]  Ah  !  V  alto  ardor  che  nutro  in  petto 
In  lei  divien  steril  e  affetto  ! 
Non  v'  ha  destin  del  suo  miglior, 
Fur  grave  oh  Dio  !  lo  pesa  in  cor  ! 
Leo.  [Aparte.]  Ah  !  1'  alto  ardor  che  nutro  in  petto 
In  me  divien  soave  affetto  : 
Ma  splende  invan,  come  fulgor, 
Di  tomba  oh  Dio  !  nel  muto  orror  ! 
Il  Re.  Poni  tregua  al  dolor  :  siedi  regina 
Della  festa  che  amore  a  te  destina. 

SCENA  IV.— Il   Re,   Leonora:     Six/nan    e    Uame   df/Ia 
Corte;  Pagi/i  e  Guardie. 

I  Signori  e  la  Dame  s'  avanzano  ed  inchinano  il  Re.  Questi 
conduce  Leonora  per  mano  ai  posti  ove  segano  fier  presiedere 
alla  festa. — /  Signori  si  schierano  ai  lati.  Al  punto  in 
cui  la  festa  è  per  incominciare,  Don  Gasparb  entra  agita- 
tissimo. 

Gas.  Ah,  Sire  ! 

//  Re.  Che  mai  fu  ? 

Gat.  [A  mezza  foce.]  Tua  fede  intera 

Al  suddito  fedele  ognor  negasti 

Ebben,  lei  che  colmasti 

Di  fortuna  e  di  gloria,  il  suo  sovrano 

In  segreto  tradia. 
n  Re.  Tu  menti  ! 

Gas.  Un  schiavo 

Questo  foglio  recato  avea  per  ess» 

Ad  Inez  confidente, 

A  quest'  Inez — 

I  Rimette  una  lettera  nelle  man*  del  Re. 

Il  labro  mio  non  mente. 
fi  Re.  [Allontanando  col  gesto  i  Cortigiani.  \ 

No,  possibil  non  è  ! 

[Poi  a  [jcxnurra  ponendole  soft'  occhi  la 

Chi  scriverti  osa 

E  parlarti  d'  amor  ! 
Leo.  [Aveyido  riconosciuto  il  carattere.  ) 

Un  uom  che  adoro  ! 
[l  Re.  Oh  tradimento  ! — il  nome  ? 
fjeo.     Ah,  pria  la  morte,  che  appagar  tuo  desire  ! 

II  Re.  Forse  i  tormenti  1'  otterranno  ! 
Leo.  Ah,  sire  ! 

SCENA  V. — Baldassarb  seguito  da  un  Monaco,  che 
parta  una  pergamena  col  Sigillo  Panale. — All'  arriixi  di 
Baldassare  si  manifesta  una  grande  agitazione  fra  gli 
assistenti 

Il  Re.  Qual  tumulto  !  chi  ardisce 

Inoltrar  1 
Bai.  Io  son  quello,  io  eon  che  Tir» 

Oi  t'  aanuozio  del  Ciel  < 


Leo.      Yes,  Alfonso,  thou'st  degraded  aiul  deiei*'d  nie  ' 
Thou'st  taken  my  father,  my  honor,  my  faith. 
Silent  and  alone,  shunned  by  the  world. 
Live  I  in  the  dark  :  the  mistress  of  the  King 

King.  In  this  abode,  to  lure  thy  cares  away 
Reigns  delicious  peace  ;  sweet  flowers 
Do  homage  to  thee,  fnirer  than  they, 
And  yet  dark  grief  corrodes  thy  heait. 

Leo.      Vainly  glitter  these  jewels. 

Vainly  bloom  tlic^e  flowers  around  me. 

God  knows  my  afHictions  ! 

E'en  if  the  lip  may  smile,  the  heart  is  weeping 

King.  But  tell  me  the  first  cause  of  your  grief. 

Leo. 


King. 
Leo, 


Ah  !  ask  not  to  know  it. 

Permit  me,  Sire,  to  leave  this  court  ! 

No  man  can  love  thee  more  than  I  ; 

Thou  slialt  see  how  ray  heart  adores  thee  ! 

I  dare  not  look  so  high  as  thee. 
King.  [Apart.]  Oh,  love  !  soft  love  !  her  bosom  fillinK. 

With  sweet  response  each  fibre  thrilling. 

Inspire  her  heart  !  or,  wrapp'd  in  gloom. 

Burns  here  thy  flame,  as  in  a  tomb  ! 
Leo.   [Apart.]  Oh,  love,  alas  !  this  bosom  filling, 

With  secret  woe  each  fibre  thrilling. 

Consume,  unseen,  'mid  deepest  gloom. 

As  burns  the  death-lamp  in  a  tomb  ! 
King.  Chase  away  this  gloom  ;  enjoy  the  feasts 

Spread  'round  thee  by  my  tender  love. 

SCF^NF;  IV — yVie  iC»i_(/,  Leonora  ;  Lorrds  and  Ijodiea   > 
the  Court  ;  Pages  and  Guards. 

The  Ijords  and  Ladies  advance,  and  respectively  salutf  ifi- 
King.  The  King  takes  Leonora  by  the  hand,  and  seats  her 
on  the  dais  overlooking  the  fete. — The  Noblemen  grou/ 
around. — As  the  fé  te  is  about  to  commence,  Don  Gaspah 
enters  in  much  agitation. 

Gas.  Ah,  Sire  ! 

King.  Speak — what  wouldst  ' 

Gas.  [In  an  under  tone.]  Thou  didst  believe  not 

What  thy  most  faithful  servant  tohl  thee  ; 

But,  Sire,  even  she,  whom  thou  hast  loaded 

With  gold  and  honor,  e'en  she 

Betrays  her  sov'reign  secretly. 
King.  'Tis  false! 

Gas    [Handing  a  letter  to  the  King.]  A  slave 

Gave  this  to  her  confidante,  Inez. 

Let  her  deny  it  ! 

My  lip  lieth  not,  my  King. 


King.   [Making  signs  to  the  Courtiers  to  retire.] 

Ah  no  !  it  cannot  be  possible  ! 

[l^uming  hastily  to  Leonora,  and  shotviitg  her  the  lettm 

Who's  he  that  dares  address  thee  ■? 

And  write,  too,  of  love  ? 
Leo.   [Recognizing  the  writing.] 

Ah,  spare  me  !     I  adore  him  ! 
KÌ7ig.  Speak,  speak  at  once  ! — his  name  ? 
Leo.     Ask  not  his  name  !     I  reveal  that — oh,  never  ! 
King.  The  torture  yet  may  wring  it  from  thy  heart  ! 
Leo.  Ah,  sire  ! 

SCENFj  v. — Enter  Balthazar,  accompanied  by  a  Monk 
wlio  luis  a  parchment  in  his  hand  with  the  Papal  Seal  'tt 
tarhed. — The  arrival  of  Balthazar  occasions  gr^al  uri»  ei 
nation. 

King.  What  means  this  tumult  ?     Who  dare 

Intrude  here  1 
Bai.  I  have  come  to  proclaim 

The  wrath  of  Heaven  upon  thee  I 


LA     FAVORITA. 


18 


//  Re.  Veglio  !  che  parli  1 

Bai      Re  di  Casti^lia,  a  te  del  Pastor  sommo 

Reco  e  il  voler  di  Dio. 

Ove  al  dover  t'  opponi, 

Il  labro  mio  pronunzia 

L'  anatema  fatai  che  gli  empi  atterra 
//  Re.  Ben  so  qual  alto  dessi 

Rispetto  al  capo  della  Fé,  ma  oolio 

Tu  mai  non  prender  che  il  tuo  Re  son  io 
Bai.      Si,  per  la  scaltra  e  abbietta 

Che  del  tuo  amor  s'  ammanta,  a  vii  ripudio 

Dannar  vuoi  la  regina. 
n  Re.  Io  sì,  '1  volea. 
Tutti.  O,  Ciel  ! 

n  Re.  E  sacro  è  il  mio  voler  !  la  fronte 

Omar  della  corona. 

D'  altra  donna  mi  piacque,  e  qual  si  fosse 

Questa  regal  mia  cura. 

Giudice  ali  'opre  il  Re  son  io. 


King.  What  wonldst  thou  ?  speak  ! 

Bai.     King  of  Castile!  hear  the  commands  of  (3od 

Through  his  holiness  the  Pope  ! 

Dare  not  oppose  thee. 

Or  my  lips  will  pronounce 

Th'  anathema  which  destroys  thee. 
Kinff.  Full  well  I  know  the  respect  which  I  owe 

To  the  head  of  our  church  ;  but  thou 

Shouldst  not  forget  that  I  am  King. 
Bf^I.      Shame  and  disgrace  is  hidden 

Beneath  the  love  thou  professest  !  [self 

And  from  thy  lawful  queen  thou  hast  divorc'd  thy 
King.  I  know  ;  I  will  it  so. 
Cho.  Oh,  Heaven  ! 

King.  My  will  is  sacred  !     On  my  brow 

Rests  the  royal  diadem  ! 

This  other  lady  I  shall  wed,  and  whoever 

Doubts  my  right  shall  feel 

The  anger  of  a  monarch  1 


AH  PAl^NTA  IL  FUROR— DO  YOU  NOT  CALL  THE  WRATH.     Balthazar. 

Larghetto 


Ah  paven-ta  il  fu  -  ror    d'un      Di    -    o    ven  -  di-ca—    to     -    re.  su    rei  scende  ter 


paven 
Do  you  not  call  tl\p  mrath  of 


Ood,  the  a-venying  up    -  on        thee  . 


scende  ter 
For  it  vis-it-eth 


le      s  egli      è       pa  -  ce  al     tu  -  pm. 
bly    Those    who  not  bow  tf>     his     will. 


Tu      l'or  -  ren  -  di    pro  -  eel  -  le     af- 
Has  -  ten,     pac  ■    i  •  fy     Heaven,     O- 


fron    -    ti       scon-si        glia-to,        ma    gia       I'es  -  tre    -    mo       fa  -  to      mi      mac 
bedient     to     his  com-mand-mentt,     Be  -  fore       the      curse      de  -  scend -eth,    Which    o 


eia    il  tuo  de- 
ver  you  now  im- 


'mÉ^^^tm*^'^'- 


ma  gia  I'es-tre  -  mo      fa  -   to      mi     nac    -    -    -    eia     si      mi    nac-cia  il    tuo    de  -  stin. 
Ere  the  curse  he     de  -  scend-ina     Which  now threatening  -  ly      o  -  ver     thee    im-pend» 


Leo.  Io  gelo  di  terror, 

E  sovra  il  mesto  cor 
L' ira  terribil  scende 

Del  crudo  mio  destia. 
Fra  la  procelle  orrende 
Vacilla  il  cor  turbato, 
E  vede  estremo  fato 
Sorger  dappresso  alfin. 

R  Re.  Agli  atti  ed  al  furor 

Che  gli  arde  in  mezzo  al  cor 
Fiero  il  rimorso  scende 

Entro  il  mio  petto  alfin. 
Ma  le  procelle  orrende 
No  mi  vedran  cangiato  : 
Tu  trema  sconsigliato 
Sul  nero  tuo  dcstin 

tino».    \       Io  gelo  di  terror, 

Core    ;       E  sovra  il  mesto  cor 

L' ira  terribil  scende 

Del  barbaro  destili. 

Bai.  Voi  tutti  che  m'udite, 

L'adultera  fuggite  ; 
Questa  malnata  femmina 
Ha  malede'ta  il  ciel  ! 

R  Re.  Ab  Leonora  ! 


Leo.     I  tremble  with  fear 

To  the  inmost  of  my  heart, 

Lest  this  terrible  blow 

Should  crush  my  fondest  hopet. 

In  this  sudden  tempest 

Wavers  my  troubled  spirit  ; 

I  dare  not  ask  me 

What  my  sorry  fete  will  be  ! 
King.  In  the  midst  of  my  anger 

At  such  audacious  proceedings, 

I  feel  remorse  with  bitter  pangs 

Seize  my  inmost  heart. 

Still  this  sudden  tempest 

Shall  not  bend  me  nor  break  me  ; 

Calm  thee,  my  Leonora, 

Bright  is  thy  destiny. 
Gas  Sf  I  We're  trembling  with  fear 
Cho.     \  To  the  inmost  of  our  heart.s, 

Lest  he  will  call  down  upon  himself 

This  awful  decree  ! 
Bai.      All  ye  that  hear  me 

Shun  the  adulteress  ; 

Avoid  the  outcast  : 

Accurs'd  of  Heav'n  is  sht 
King.   Ah,  Leonora  I 


14: 


LA    FAVORITA. 


Tutti 
Uo 

Bai. 

fi  core 
tlRe. 
Bai. 


Oh  Dio  ! 

Ch'  io  mora  \ 
Ah  !  fuggite. 

Ho  agli  occhi  un  vel. 
\^Con  yùrore.]  E  con  qual  dritto  ? 

In  nome 

Del  gran  gerarca,  maledetti  entrambi 
Sian,  se  doman  gii  stolti 
Non  fian  per  sempre  separati  e  sciolti. 
//  Re.  Ah  !  che  diss'egli  ?  quel  labro  infiammato 
Di  rovesciare  il  mio  soglio  ha  tentato  ! 
Il  petto  m'arde  tremendo  disdegno, 
Pur  la  vendetta  non  scende  del  Re. 
Ah  !  pria  eh'  Io  ceda,  perisca  il  mio  regno, 
Lo  .«cettro,  il  brando  s'infranga  con  me. 
Leo.      Ah  !  che  diss'egli  !  quel  labro  infiammato 
Me  dalla  terra,  dal  cielo  ha  scacciato  ; 
Muta  quest'alma  non  nutre  uu  disegno, 
Ne  la  vendetta  reclama  del  Re  ! 
Amor,  vergogna  m'  invade  e  disdegno  ; 
Morte  deh  !  scendi  propizia  su  me. 
iw'is.   I  Ah  !  che  diss'  egli  ?  quel  labro  infiammato 
Caro.  S  Face  di  guerra  qui  in  mezzo  ha  gittate! 
Il  petto  gli  arde  tremendo  disdegno, 
Pur  la  vendetta  non  scende  del  Re  ! 
Sia  quest'  infame  bandita  dal  Regno, 
Sia  maledetto  chi  asilo  le  die'  ! 
[Prendendo  dalle  mani  del  Monaco,  le  pergamena  e  «ptie- 
yandola  agli  occhi  degli  assistenti.   Tutti  aidono  genufleàti.] 
Lo  stemma  è  questo  del  Pastor  supremo. 
Dio  di  vendetta  decreto  ha  scagliato, 
Di  Gezzabelle  rinnovisi  il  fato  ; 
Quest'  empia  donna,  a  infame  disegno, 
Indarno  spera  vendetta  dal  Re. 
Tutti  fuggite,  e  del  ciclo  lo  sdegno. 
Tutti  invocate  sovr'  essa  con  me. 
GU  tltii.  Ah  !  che  diss'  egli  ?  ecc.  ecc. 

[Leonora  fugge  nelV  estrema  confusione, 
le  mani  la  fronte. — Quadro. 

FINE     dell'    atto    SECONDO. 


WouIq  1  were  dead  ! 


Bai 


ATTO     III. 

SCENA  l.—  Una  .Sala  nel  Palazzo  rT    ""nuir. 
Fernando,  solo. 

A  lei  son  presso  alfìn  .  partiva  ignoto 
E  reido  vincitor  !     Mentre  in  sua  corte 
M'  appella  il  Re,  d'  amor  più  che  d'  orgogli 
Mi  freme  in  petto  il  cor  !     Colei,  che  tanto 
Adoro,  qui  soggiorna  : 
E  a  conoscerla  alfìn  1'  alma  ritoma. 
Il  Re! 

[  Vedendo  avvicinarsi  il  Re,  n  ritira. 

SCENA  II. — Fernando  in  dis/jarte,  il  Re  che  entra 
senza  vederlo,  Don  Gaspare,  che  seg  te  il 

(Ai»      Qual  fora  di  quell'  empio  il  fato? 
e.  Ri    I  Senza  ascoltarlo  parla  tra  sè.[ 

l)'un  Monaco  alle  fole. 

Ceder  duiKjue  dovrò? 
Gas.     Ma  ii  Re  giustizia  a  se  ricusa. 
n  Re.  Leonora  inoltri  : 

Inez,  «■omplice  sua,  prigion  rattieni. 
'  l)on  Gas  CHI 'e  «'  i rich  ina  ed  esce,  il  Se  msargendo  Fer. 


Cho.  O  Hoaven  ! 

Leo. 

Bai.      Flee  from  her. 

Cho.  Let  us  begone. 

King.  [To  Balthazar.]  And  by  what  right  this  ? 

Bai.  In  the  name 

Of  the  great  Highpriest  :  be  malediction 

Upon  both  of  you,  if  by  to-morrow's  dawn 

You  are  not  forever  separated  from  her. 
King.  What  hath  he  said  ?     Sure  with  frenzy  he's  raging; 

Scorn  in  his  breast,  all  its  fury  is  waging  ; 

And  no  respect  for  my  rank  him  assuaging. 

I  seeic  as  nought,  that  should  command  as  King  ! 

Rather  m~  sceptre  shall  this  proud  hand  surrender, 

Or  from  my  brow  here,  my  diadem  I'll  fling. 
Leo.      Oh,  fearful  sound  !  awful  curse  !  nought  assuaging, 

O'er  me,  unhappy,  what  dark  fate  is  raging  ! 

Oh,  could  they  know  how  this  torn  heart  they  wring 

Their  wrath  defies  e'en  the  King  ! 

I  hence  must  fly  !  here,  shame  and  grief  waging- - 

Ope,  earth,  and  o'er  me  thy  mountains  fling. 
Gas.  ^  l  Oh,  dreadful  curse  !  from  on  high  it  is  given. 
Cho.      S  Hence,  let  that  lost  one  this  moment  be  drive». 

Else,  soon,  these  walls  asunder  will  be  riven. 

And  vengeance  on  our  heads  ever  bring. 

Let  refuge  none  to  her  footsteps  be  given, 

Fell  remorse  her  heart  sting  ! 
Bai.   [  Taking  from  the  hands  of  a  Monk  a  parchment  with  a 
seal,  which  he  unfolds  to  their  eges.] 

This  is  the  decree  of  the  Holy  Father! 

Heav'n  itself  has  dictated  it, 

And  seai'd  the  fate  of  this  Jezabel, 

Of  this  impious  woman,  given  to  sin  and  evil. 

And  no  King's  earthly  power  can  save  her. 

All  ye  here,  flee  her  !     Or  beware 

Of  the  wrath  of  Heaven  ! 
Cho.     Oh,  dreadful  curse  !  &c.  &c. 

[Leonora  goes  off'  in  dismay,  hiding  her  face  w  her  hama 
Tableau.  ' 

END   OF    ACT    II. 


SCENE 


ACT         III. 

-A  Saioon  in  the  Palace  of  Alcatita: 
Ferdinand,  alone. 


Near  thee,  once  more,  Leonora  ! 

Fame's  wreath  that  binds  my  brow 

I  at  thy  feet  will  throw. 
Encircl'd  here,  this  heart  would  wear  thee. 

Its  brightest  guerdon  still — 

Dear  spell  'gainst  every  ill  ! 
Yes,  'mid  the  battle,  heic  did  this  bosom  wear  thee. 
My  life's  preserving  charm,  in  peril  near  me  ! 

Lo  !  the  King  !       (  C^  oliserving  the  King  he  rrtirr» 

SCENE  II. — Not  cbserving  Ferdinand,  the  King  etiter»  ;•» 
siveig,  followed  hg  Don  Gahpar. 

Gas.     Hast  decided  thy  will,  gracious  sire  ' 
King.   [Aside,  not  heeding  Don  Gaspar.] 

To  the  Monk's  angry  threat'nings 

Tins  heart  is  forc'd  to  yield  ! 

Dread  sir!  your  judgment  ever  right  is. 

Hence  :  bid  Leonora  come  before  us  ; 

Inez,  her  accomplice,  conduct  to  prison. 

I  Exit  Don  Gaspar. —  The  King  lees  Fe  dittami 


Gas. 
I  King. 

i 


LA    FAVORITA. 


16 


Fer. 
Il  Re. 


Fer 


nne. 


Sei  tu,  mio  nome  tutelar,  ti  deve 

La  sua  salvezza  il  Re. 

L'nmhita  «gloria  mi  fé'  contento  appien 
De'  tuoi  sudori, 

Io  stesso  il  vo',  la  ricompensa  or  chiedi. 

All'  accento  del  Re  t'  affida  e  credi. 

Sire,  soldato  misero, 

Per  nobil  dama  amor  m'accende  il  petto, 

E  i  miei  trionfi  io  deggio, 

La  mai  gloria  al  suo  amor,  questa  ti  chieggio. 

Sia  fua,  la  noma  ? 
Fer.   [  Vendendo  venir  Leonora.]  Ah  si,  costei  s'  appella, 

Vedila,  la  più  bella  ! 
n  Re.  [Stupefatto.]  Leonora! 

SCENA  III. — //  medesimi  ;  Leonora. 

Leo.   [Aparte.]  O  Ciel  !  1'  amante  ! 

ne  comparirgle  innante  ! 
H  Re.  [Freddamente  a  Leonora.  ] 

Ei  del  suo  cor  la  brama, 

Ch'  ei  t'ama,  or  mi  svelò. 
Leo.  \Da  sé.]  Quel  guardo  m'agghiaccò! 
[l  Re.  Potria  piombar  su  te,  jioi  che  il  tacer  t'alletta. 

La  collera  del  Re  coli'  alta  sua  vendetta  ! 

[S'  arresta,  e  poi  ripiglia  più  freddamente. 

Fernando,  a  te  la  mano  desia  di  sposo  offrir. 
Leo.     Oh  che  di  tu  ? 
n  Re.  Il  sovrano  a  lui  ti  dona. 
Leo. 


Fer. 


O  Cielo  ! 


//  Re.  Doman  tu  dei  partir  ! 

[  Volgendosi  a  Leonora  con  un  po'  di  malcontento  e  tris- 
tezza. 


la't  thon,  my  liberator  !    Ah  ! 

Thy  King  his  crown  owes  to  thee. 
Fer.      Sire,  with  glory  I'm  repaid  ! 
King.  Say,  for  thy  valor,  what  recompense, 

What  honor  can  requite  thee  ? 

Oh,  ask  it  of  thy  King,   tis  thine  this  hour . 
Fer.      Sire  !  tlio'  but  a  poor  soldier. 

With  my  wliole  heart  I  love  a  noble  lady  : 

To  her  alone  I  owe  my  glory,  my  renown — 

Her  hand  is  all  I  crave  ! 
King.  It  is  thine  !     Speak  !  who  is  she  ? 
Fer.   [Gazing  at  r^eonora,  who  enters.]    In   thy  presence  9Ba 

blossoms,  the  flower  of  this  palace  ! 
King.  [Stupified.]  Leonora! 

SCENE  HI.— The  same  ;  Leonora. 

Leo.   [Apart.]  Ah,  he  there  !  must  I  sink,  disgrac'd,  before 

him  ? 
King.   [Coldly  to  T^eonora,  pointing  to  Ferdinand.] 

Madam,  thy  lover,  most  adoring, 

Through  me  his  passion  nutv  conveys. 
Leo.  [Apart.]  Alas  !  what  means  tnat  angry  gaze  ? 
King.  On  thee,  who  me  deceiv'd,  thy  guilty  secret  keeping, 

Another  king,  ere  now,  had  been  his  vengeance  hean 
ing  ;  [Pauses,  and  then  covtinves  eoldli, 

But,  scarce  a  moment  since,  lie  demanded  thy  hanu 

Oh,  what  say  you  1 

He  has  ask'd  thee  for  his  wife. 


Leo. 
King. 
Leo.  1 
Fer.  j 
King. 


Oh,  Heaven  ! 


To-morrow  fly  this  land  ! 

[Addressing  Leonora  bitterly  and  coUUif. 


A  TANTO  AMOR^TROV  FLOW'R  BELOV'D.     Solo.     Alfonso. 


ra  il     tuo 

in         hope's    gar  -  den 


da;        Quand'  ei         fe 
ish'd,       With    sighs      and 

-^— 1> — 


Dol  -  ce        la     spe  -  me    del   suo   cor   se- 
morn,    Fad'st  from    my  breast,  thine  ev'  -  ry   beau  •  ty 


=:^=zr.;:^z:^zHt=H 


^--^:r^- 


conda,  Ch'ei  mai  non  debba  ma  -  le-dir     tua  fé,  Ch'ei  mai  non  debba  mai  non   deb  -  ba    ma  -  le  -  dir    tua    fé. 
perish'd,  And  in  thy  stead  a  -  lone  hath  left    a  thorn.  And  in  thy  stead  a  -  lone,   a  -  lone  hath  left,   hath  left    a    thorn. 


Leo.    Ì  Se  inganno  o  sogno  é  questo — a  me  s'asconda — 
Fer.   (  Per  sempre  il  ver  che  rischiarar  mi  de  ! 
//  Re.  Entro  un'  ora,  il  sacro  rito 
Fia  compito. 

O  mio  signor  ! 
A'  tuoi  pie'  col  sangue  mio. 
Or  vogl'io — clonarti  il  cor  ! 

Ed  il  giuro. 
[Piano  a  Leonora.]  Ei  fia  serbato. 
Se  ingannato — Io  fu  da  te  ; 
Vendicarsi  appien  sa  il  Re. 

[Il  Re  esce  xnducenoo  aero  Fernando. 


Fer. 


Leo 
fi  Re 


Leo.  i 
Fer.  \ 
King. 

Fer. 


'Tis  some  delirium,  sure — a  hopeless  dream - 
That  thus  my  fond  heart  enchants  ! 
Within  an  hour,  the  church's  rices 
In  wedlock's  bonds  shall  bind  you. 

Oh,  most  noble  lord  ! 
At  your  feet  I  fall. 
And  vow  eternal  gratitude  ! 

And  so  do  I 

King.   [Aside  to  Leonora.]  And  faithful  will  you  be  * 
Youi-  base  deceit  to  me  I  now  forgive  ; 

[Exeunt  the  King  and  Ferdinand 


Leo. 


SCENA  IV.— Lbovora  sola,  coda  sopra  un  divano.  SCENE  IV.— Leonora  aloK.c,  and  taking  her  seat  on  a  (cucA 


Fia  dunque  vero  ?    O  ciel  !  desso  !  Fernando  ! 
Lr  JDOso  di  Leonora  ! 


No  ;  my  ears  but  deceive  !     What    le  '> 
T>elusion  !  he  wed  with  Leonora 


16 


LA    FAVORITA. 


Tatto  mei  dice,  e  dubbin  l'alma  è  ancora, 

Air  inattesa  gioja  !  oh  Dio  !  sposarlo, 

Oh  mia  vergogna  estrema  !     In  dote  al  prode, 

Recare  il  disonor  !  no,  mai  !  dovesse 

Esecrarmi — fuggir,  saprà  in  brev'  ora. 

Chi  sia  la  donna  che  cotanto  adora  ! 


E'cn  though  all  pronounce  it, 

This  heart  with  doubt  still  tlnobbing. 

In  so  much  bliss  can  scarce  believe  ; 

Oh,  if  before  the  altar, 

Confiding,  he  would  prove  mine,  eternal — 

No,  no,  disiionor  !  him  I'll  ne'er  deceive  : 

All  he  shall  know — the  wretched,  blighted  victim, 

To  whom  his  noble  truth  he'd  give  J 


CantMU. 


0,  MIO  FERNANDO— DEAR  FERDINAND.     Air.    Leonora. 


Ì5Ìlg^lSL^l^-Ìli:pPl^lil3^g  I 


O,      mio    Fer  -  nan  -  do,     del  -  la      ter   -  ra  il       tro   -  no —        A      pes   -    se    -    der     -     ti. 

Dear    Fer  -    di    -    nand,       were  mine    this  earth's  whole  trea  -  sure —    Mine,  too,     each      star, 


Fer  -    di    -    nand,       were  mine    this  earth's  whole  trea  -  sure —    Mine,  too,     each      star,  each 

i     do  -  na  -  toil      cor:  Ma   pu  -  ro     Ta  -    mor,  mio  co  •   me      il      per-  do  -  no, 

of     yon     blue     heav'n  :  Each     star     a       world,  To  pur  -  chase  thee   one    plea  -  sure, 


|^^'^-feEÌi^S^p-^?^s^*-ì:=§^3^  Ì 


Dan-na-to  ahi  las  -  sa 
All,      all      at     once,    at   once 


dis  -  pe  -  ra-to    or  -  ror! 
bp  this  fond  hand  were  giv'n  ! 


W     ver    fia      no -to. 

All  should  be      thine. 


^^mmiMmnmimi^^^m 


:^|f=»-pji===r 


e  in   tuo  dis  -  pre  -  gio  estre-rao  ; 
save  my  poor  name  de  -  gra  -  ded  ; 


La  pe  •  na  au-rom-mi,       che  maggior 
And  thin!  should  be,  too,       my  lif^s  lat  - 


de'I   Ahi. 
sigh!  AM. 


Se       il  gius-to  tuo  di8-deg     -     no    al  -  lor  fla     sce-mo,        Pi  -  om    -    bi,  Gran  Di-o,     la      fol  -  gor 
But     ere   I    give    to  thee   a  fame   o'er     -     sha-ded,      And  thou  deceive,  TU  die;    and   thou,   and 

tua  su     me       tua,  su    me!    Tu-o    dis-dc^' no  al-lor  fla  see -mo,    Pi  -  om-bi,  gran    Dio   la    fol  -  goF  "taa    so 
thou  de-ceive,  de-ceive,  I'll  diel  Urei  give  thee  a  fame  o'er- sha-ded,  and     thou,     and     thou         de    -    ceive,    FU 

mei       Tu  -  o     dis-deg-no  al  -  lor     fia     see  -  mo,    Pi  -  om     bi,    gran    Dio    la     fol  -  gor     tu  -  a     su   me 
die ,'      Ere     I    give  thee    a    fame   o'er  -  sha  -  ded,    and     thou         de    ■    ceive,       and  thou  de-ceive,  Fll  dif  ! 


Sn  crudeli,  e  chi  v'  arresta  ! 

Scritto  è  in  cielo  il  mio  dolor  I 
Su  venite,  eli'  è  una  fèsta, 

Sparsa  l'aria  sia  di  fior  ! 
Già  la  tomba  a  me  s'appresta, 
E  coperta  in  negro  ve) 
Sia  la  trista  fidanzata 
Che,  rejetta,  disperata.. 
Non  avrà  perdono  in  ciel. 


SCENA  V.— Entra  Ikbc. 

Leo.     Inez  ? 

Tnez.  Fia  ver  '  Fernando,  a  te  consorte  t 


Oh,  death  ! 

Where  art  thou  ?  come  ! 
I  call  thee  !  await  thee  ! 

Approach  !  lead  to  the  tomb. 
O'er  tills  brow  pale  cypress  twine, 
Roses  are  too  bright  and  glowing— 
O'er  this  face  a  dark  veil  throwing , 
Tears,  for  smiles,  be  sadly  flowing- 
Deck  with  sable  plumes  the  shrine  : 
Yes,  I'll  die,  my  shame  avowing. 
Ere,  despis'd,  I  will  he  thine  ! 

SCENE  V .—Enter  IsBZ. 


/tutz.     Lady  dear,  is't  true  he  comes  to  wed  thee  ? 


LA     FAVORITA. 


17 


Uo. 


A  me  1  che  parli  !  la  crndel  fortuna 

Tanta  gioja  al  mio  cor  no,  non  serbava. 

Va  di  Fernando  in  traccia,  e  a  lui  disvela 

Ch'  io  fu  del  Re  lamante. 

Ah  !  s'egli  m'  abbandona. 

Né  un  lamento  darò,  ma,  se  a  Dio  pari 

Greneroso  perdona 

Postrata  ognor  servirlo, 

Amarlo,  benedirlo 

Fia  poco  ancor  !  per  lui  son  presta  a  morte 

Così  gli  parla  ;  almen  eh'  ei  sappia  il  vero 

E  per  me  primo  il  sappia. 

{Leommn  parte. 


Inez. 


Ad  obberdirti 
Il  zelo  mio  risponda  :  Io  corro. 


[S'  incammina. 


SCENA  VI. 


-Don  Gaspare  che  entra  per  la  dritta  con  la 
Prima  Cameriera. 


Gas.  [Ad  Inez.]  Arresta: 

D'  Alfonso  ordin  sovrano 
T'impon  che  tosto  a  me  prig' on  ti  rendi. 
Dessa  tu  dèi  seguir. 
[aez.  \Turbatu.]  Dio  ci  difendi  ! 

[Don  Gaspare  conduce  Inez  verso  la  Prima  Cameriera, 
che  la  mena  seco. 


SCENA  YIL.—Don  Gaspare,  tutta  la  Corte,  poi  U  Rt,e 
Fernando. 

Coro. 

Già  nell'  augusta  cella 
Di  cui  la  vòlta  splende, 
Voce  soave  appella 
Gli  sposi  al  sacro  aitar. 
Regni  in  que'  petti  eterno 
L'amor  ciie  sì  li  accende, 
Ed  il  favor  superno 
Di  gioje  spanda  un  mar. 

Fernando  entrando  col  Re. 


Per. 


Il  Re. 


Ah  !  che  da  tanta  gioja 
Inebriato  è  il  cor  !     Sogno  avverato. 
Insperato  favor  !     Poss'  Io  del  pari 
Ir  de'  più  grandi  al  fianco. 

A  ognun  fia  noto 
Quant'  io  t'  onori  :  o  tu  che  mi  salvasti, 
Tu  vincitor  de'  Mauri,  di  Zamora 
Conte  e  Marchese  di  Montreal  t'  eleggo. 

[Fernando  fa  un  gesto  di  torprsaa. 
Quest  'ordin  t'  abbi  ancora. 
[Staccandosi  una  collana  che  gli  scendeva  sul  petto,  e  met- 
tendola al  collo  di  Fernando,  che  pone  im  ginocchi-)  a 
terra. 
Gas.  [A  voce  bassa  ai  Signori  che  lo  circondano 

Ebben,  che  par\-i  1 
l  Signori.  Il  Re  son  generosi  ! 
Gas.  Il  prezzo  è  questo 

Dell'onta  e  dell'  infamia. 
(  Siqiwri.  E  dunque  vero 

L'  imen  ? 
Gas.  Il  Re  gli  unisce. 

Insiem  si  conciliaro,  e  il  patto  indegno 
Del  pontefice  dee  frenar  lo  sdegno. 
l  Signori.  Ma  vien  Leonora  ! 
•.his.     Oh  !  la  novella  illustre  ! 


Leo.     He  wod  me,  no  ;  honor  and  love  repel  it  ' 

Ah  !  for  me  no  such  hright  fortune,  blessing,  or  ie 

light. 
Go  thou  lo  h'TO.  and  say   men  call   me  Favorite  ot 

the  Kiuj, 
Say  from  my  home  I   torn   was — young,  betrayed, 

unconscious  ! 
Innocent  and  deceived  ! 
Then  should  Ferdinand  still  seek  my  hand — 
Still  would  wed  me — 

I  his  slave  will  become  ;  and  who  my  love  shall  chide  1 
Deception's  veil  envelop'd  not  the  bride. 
Go,  tell  my  shame, 

Then  to  me  his  dread  answer  come  proclaim. 
Inez.  Dearest  lady,  on  me  rely. 

[Exit  Leonora 
I'll  quickly  away  !  f  Going 


SCENE  Yl.— Enter  Don  Gaspab,  with  Gvards. 

Gas.  [To  Inez.\  Hold,  I  pray  ! 

The  King's  word  hath  ordain'd  me 
Thee  to  aiTest  :  pardon,  thou  must  constrain'd  be  , 
I  but  fulfil  my  duty — away  ! 
Inez.  Alas  !  oh,  fatal  delay  ! 

[Don  Gaspar  puts  Inez  in  the  custody  of  the  Soldien, 
who  take  Iter  away. 


SCENE  VII.— Z>on  Caspar  ;    aU  the   Courtiers  ; 
King  and  Ferdinand. 

Chorus — of  Courtiers  and  Don  Gaspab. 

Soon  kneeling  in  the  chapel, 
Affection  deep  requiting, 
At  the  altar,  hearts  uniting. 

The  sacred  bonds  aro  tied 
The  brave  triumphant  solaier. 
Repaid  for  every  danger. 
To  strife  is  now  a  stranger, 

Beside  his  lovely  bride. 


then  tht 


Enter  Ferdinand  and  the  King. 


Fer. 


King. 


Ah  !  what  boundless  joy  ! 

With  rapture  this  heart  is  beating. 

These  noble  lords,  soon  to  accord  their  greeting 

To  my  new-worn  honors  :  the  equal,  hence  alloy  I 

Thus  to  prove  to  my  court 
How  much  thy  deeds  I  honor — 
Spain  glory  owes  to  thee  ! 
The  Moorish  foe  thou  conquer'dst — 
Count  of  Zamora  be  : 

[Ferdinand  starts  with  siirimt 
And  Marquis  Montreal  :     These  be  thy  titles. 
[Putting  round  his  neck  a  rich  chain,  4rc.     The  Nobie» 
looking  on  with  envy. 
Gas.  [Apart,  to  the  Nobles  around  him.] 

To  this  what  say  ye.  Lords  ? 
Nobles.  His  majesty  is  kind. 
Gas.     But  will  honor  dispel  the  shame  of  her  he  ciarriw  ' 

Nobles.  To  her  wedded  :  can  it  be  ? 

Gas.     The  King  this  match  design'd. 

Subtle,  compact  of  shame  !  to  awaken 

Each  honest  wrath,  'tis  fated. 
Nobles.  Behold  Leonora  ! 
Gob.    Marchioness,  just  created. 


18 


LA    FAVORITA. 


SCENA  Vili. — I  Medesimi.    Leonora  entra  pallida,  ves- 
tita di  bianco  e  circondata  da  aìame  dame.      Vedandoìa,  TI 
Re  esce  con  dolore- 
Leo.   [Da  se.\  Io  mio  sorreggo  appena  ! 

[Accorqendosi  che  Fernando  la  guarda  con  amore. 
Oh  ciel  !  <^li  sguardi 

Senza  rancor  mi  volge  !  il  mio  messaggio 
Inez  recava,  ei  mi  perdona  :  oh  sorte  ! 
Fer.   [Avvicinandosele.]  L'ara  è  presta  o  gentil. 
Leo.      Gran  Dio  ! 
Fer.     Ta  tremi  ? 
Leo.     Ah  !  si,  di  gioja. 
Fer.     Meco  vieni,  e  d'  uno  sposo  al  fianco  ti  sostieni. 

Gas.  \Ai  Signori.]  Oh  infame  ! 

[Fernando  esce  conducendo  Leonora  per  mano.     Le  Dame 

e  una  parte  di  Signori  il  tegiiono. 

SCENA  IX. — Don  GaspÀrb  e  una  parte  di  Signori. 

Gas.     Oh  viltade  !  obbrolirie  insano  ' 

Coro.   Questo  è  troppo  in  mia  fé'  ! 

Gas.     Di  consorte  offrir  la  mano. 

Coro.   Alla  bella  del  Re  ! 

Gas.     Mortai  di  sangue  abbietto  !  "~ 

Coro     Senza  fama  ed  onor  ! 

Gas.    Marchese  il  Re  l'ha  detto. 

Coro.    E  sarà  Prence  ancor. 

Gas.     D'Alcantara  l'onore  a  lui  fu  dato. 
E  dei  tesori. 

Coro.    Un  rango  ed  un  poter. 

Tutti.  Di  sue  virtudi  e  del  suo  cor  bennato 
Pagar  fu  dritto  il  vago  avventurier. 
[Ritornano  i  Signori  usciti  dal  corteggio  :  gli  altri  vanno 
ad  incontrarli,  e  pare  dimandino  ragguagli  cerimonia. 
Il  matrimonia  è  fatto. — Tutti   mani/estano  la  loro 
indignazione. 

Coro.   Si  tenti  almen,  se  il  nostro  spregio  ei  sfida, 
Che  al  vile  orgoglio  mai  la  sorte  arrida  : 
Che  alcun  di  noi  non  cerchi  il  suo  favor, 
Ch'  egli  abbia  sol  compagno  il  disonor  I 


SCENA  X.— Fernando. 

F*r.   [Velia  massima  gioja.] 

Per  me,  del  ciel  propizio 
Si  dispiega  il  favor — ah  !  la  mia  gioja 
Dividete  voi  pur  ;  niecco  esultate 
Di  si  lieto  destin  :  ella  è  pur  mia 
Questa  donna  adorato  :  avvi  ad  un  core 
Beu  più  grande  nel  dite. 

Gas. 


Signori. 


[Freddamente.]  Avvi,  l'onore. 


Fer.     L'onor  !  sua  nohil  fiamma 

A  me  fu  sacra  ognora,  e  dalla  culla 
Io  la  toglieva  in  dote,  e  tutti  i  beni, 
Che  posseder  m'  è  dato, 
D'  sessa  son  fumo  al  paro. 

;^'   [  Un  ve  n'ha  eh'  è  per  te  pensier  più  caro 

Fer.     Che  diceste  ?     Dell'  ingiuria 

Vo'  ragion — nò,  m*  ingannai — 
Deh  parlate,  io  ve  ne  supplico, 
Qua  le  destre,  amici — 

Tutti.  [Ritirando  le  mani.]     Ah  !  mal 
E  questo  nome  augusto, 
In  avvenir.  Marchese, 
Piìi  non  s  udrà  per  noi 


SCENE  Vili.— J^nf«r  Leonora,  aNEZ,  and  Ladies — Leo- 
nora in  a  b'-idal  dress,  but  pale  and  dejerted.  As  she  titer», 
the  King  goes  out  mournfully. 

Leo.  [Aside.^  Ah  !  how  my  footsteps  fahcr  I 

[Observing  Ferdinand,  who  contemplates  her  «rj'A  locks  oj 
love.\ 

Although  through  Inez  he  knows  all, 

What  dream  of  joy  is  this  ? 
Fer.   [Coming  forward.]  Is  she  not  beautiful  ' 
Leo.      Oh,  Heaven  ! 
Fer.      Tremblest  thou  ^ 
Leo.      'Tis  with  bliss. 
Fer.     Bless'd  with  a  husband's  love,  ev'ry  fear  from  thee 


Gas. 


will  fly! 
To  the  Lords.]  Oh,  infamy  ! 


[Exit  Ferdinand,  leading  Leonora  by  the  hand 


SCENE  IX.— Don  Gaspar  and  Chorus 

Gas.  Lo  !  what  shameful  proceeding  ! 

Cho.  It  is  too  much,  by  our  faith  ! 

Gas.  To  offer  to  her  his  hand  ! 

Cho.  To  the  mistress  of  the  king  ! 

Gas.  Of  common  blood  by  birth  ! 

Cho  Without  fame  or  honor  ! 

Gas.  A  Marquis  the  King  has  made  him  ! 

Cho.  Yes,  he  will  yet  be  a  prince  ! 

Gas.  Of  Alcantara,  the  order  he  has  received. 

And  treasures  plenty. 

Cho.  With  rank  and  distinction. 

All.  With  his  kindness  and  good  heart, 

The  King  has  gilded  an  adventurer. 

f  The  Lords  who  left  with  the  procession  return,  ana  si^ 
nify  that  the  nuptials  have  been  peifwmed. — Ali  man 
if  est  indignation. 

Cho.     So,  let  us  all,  pride  of  birth,  rank,  consulting, 

Return  his  looks  with  scorn  the  most  insulting  ; 
Let  not  one  smile  his  courteous  bow  repay  : 
Silence  and  sneers — contempt — and  turn  away. 
Yes  !  yes  ! 


Fer.  [ 


Gas. 
Cho. 
Fer. 


SCENE  X.— Ferdinand. 

With  much  joy.] 

On  me  doth  fortune  golden  beams  o'ermeasure  ! 

Ah,  noble  lords,  come  share  with  me  this  joy  ! 

She,  she  is  mine  !     Oh,  what  delight  !  nought  can 

our  bliss  destroy. 
Leonora  !   my  own  one  !    reigns  on  earth  brighter 

treasure — pray  answer  ! 

[Coldly.]  Yes,  honor! 

Honor  !  its  noble  laws  to  me  were  ever  sacrer*  : 
My  soul  its  light  imbib'd  with  reason's  life. 
Not  all  I  now  possess — e'en  my  wife  ! 
Nought  earthly,  can  equal  saintly  honor. 


7^'  i  But  yet  ^^  might  judge  there  are  things  you  mort 

prize. 
Fer.      What  mean  ye,  sirs  ?  such  words  forbear  ! 

If  insult  thou  intend'st,  beware  ! 

But  no,  I  heard  not  right  :  pray  understana, 

I  do  entreat  ye  I  pardon,  sirs — 

Nay,  thy  hand.  [To  Don  Gaspar  and  the  rest 

Gas.  I  [Refusing  their  hands.] 
Cho.   )  Thy  title  comprehend,  noble  Marquis — 

Not  all  thy  honors  grand, 

Can  our  respect,  great  sir,  command 


LA    FAVORITA, 


19 


Per.  \t*rmwnpendo.] 

Gli  atti  pei-versi 

Fian  lavati  col  sangue. 

Futti.  Ebben,  si  versi. 

Fer.     Andiam. 


[TuHi 


SCENA   XI.— 7  Medesimi:  Baldassabe. 

Bai.  Dove  correte  ? 

Di  quel  cieco  furor  gì'  impeti  stolti 

Sospendatfi  o  Cristiani. 
Fer.  [Accorrento  a  lui.]  Oli  !  Baldassare  ! 
Bai.     Figlio  !  [Serrandolo  tra  U  sue  braccia 

Gas.  [Ironico.]  Li  sposo  di  Leonora! 
Bai.  [Sciogliendosi  dalle  braccia  di  Fernando  respingendolo.] 

Oh,  Dio  ! 
Fer.     Ma  che  mai  fa  ? 
Bai.     Deh  taci  !     Tu  sei  disonorato  ! 
Fer.     Oh  !  come,  oh  !  quando 

Il  mio  nome  macchiai  ? 
Tutti.  La  destra  or  dando  alla  bella  del  Re  ! 
Fer.  [Annientato.]  Alla  bella  del  Re  ! 

[Poi  con  gran  fòrza. 

Che  !  Leonora  !  l'inferno  arde  sul  capo  mio  ! 
Bai.      Tu  l'ignoravi  ? 

Fer.   [Con  furore  crescente.]  Alla  bella  del'  Re  ! 
Bai.     Figlio  ! 

fW.     D  lor  sangue  è  a  me  dovuto. 

Bai.   [Guardano  furore  di  scena.]  Arrestati;  alcun  giunge. 
Fer.     Io  qui  li  attendo. 
Bai.  Fuggi. 

Fer.     Ah  no,  vendetta  adesso  Io  ve  ! 
Bai.     Fernando,  figlio  mio  ! 
Fer.     Padre  mi  lascia,  ora  in  me  parla  Iddio. 
Coro.    Qual  furore  in  quell'  aspetto  !     Il  Re  ! 

SCENA  xn.- 


Fer. 


Il  Re. 


Lee. 


Bai 


■T  Medesimi.     Il  Re,  clw  tiene  Lbonora 

mano. 

Sire,  Io  ti  deggio — 

Mia  fortuna,  mia  vita, 
Di  conte  il  nome, 

Ogni  splendor  novello, 
Dovizie,  dignità, 

Beni  supremi, 
Che  l'uom  desia,  ma, 

Tu  volesti — oh  Dio  I 
Darli  al  prezzo  crudel 

Dell'  onor  mio  ! 
Oh  ciel  !  di  quell'  alma 

Il  puro  candor 
Perduto  ha  la  calma, 

Si  cangia  in  furor, 
L'oltraggio  che  scende 

Sul  capo  d'un  Re, 
Immobil  mi  rende, 

Tremente  mi  fé' 
Un  giuro  dell'  alma 

M'  ha'  spento  il  candor, 
A  rendermi  in  calma, 

Ritorni  l'onor. 
Le  pene  che  intende 

Rivolger  su  me, 
Ricadan  tremende 

Sul  capo  del  Re. 
Oh,  ciel  !  di  quell'  alma 

Il  f  nro  candor 
Perduto  ha  la  calma 

Si  cangia  in  furor. 
L'oltraggio  che  scende 

Sul  capo  d'un  Re, 
Immobil  mi  rende, 

Tremente  mi  fé'. 


Frr.  [Impetuously.] 

Ah  !  for  this  language  dearly  shalt  thon  pay  ! 
Ay  !  even  with  thy  life — 

Q,'  >  Enough  !  come  on  sir,  pray  ! 

AH.       Away  !    Away  !  [About  to  rush  off 

SCENE  XI.— Enter  Balthazar. 

Bai.  Hold  !  forbear 

This  blind  imtemp'rate  fury  ! 

Yield  to  my  bidding — I  say  forbear  ! 
Fer.   [Rushing  to  him.]  Ah,  Balthazar  ! 
Bai.      Ferdinand!  [They  embrace. 

Gas.  [Ironically.]  Leonora's  bridegroom  ! 
Bai.   [Starting  from  the  embrace  of  Ferdinand,  and  repelling 

him.]  Oh,  scandal  ! 
Fer.      What  is  my  iault  ? 
Bai.     They  would  thy  name  dishonor. 
Fer.      In  what  have  I  my 

Name  disgrac'd,  declare  ! 
All.      In  wedding  her  !  the  King's  favorite,  sir,  there  ! 
Fer.   I  Thunderstruck.]  The  favorite  of  the  King  ! 

[  With  great  emotion 

What!  Leonora  ! — Oh,  my  brain  ! 
Bed.     Didst  thou  not  know  ? 

Fer.   [  With  increasing  fury.]  The  King's  favorite,  she  ! 
Bai.     My  son  ! 

Fer.     With  their  blood  shall  they  pay  for  this  ! 
Bai.     Arrest  thee  !     They're  coming. 
Fer.      I  shall  attend  them. 
Bed.  Fly  ! 

Fer.     Ah  no  !  I  will  have  my  vengeance  first  ! 
Bai.     Ferdinand  !  my  son  ! 

Fer.      Father,  do  not  thwart  me  !  thro'  me  speaks  Hearen  ! 
Cho.     What  fury  in  his  looks  !     Lo  !  the  King  I 

SCENE  XU.— Enter  the  King,  leading  Leonora,  followed 
by  Ladies,  ^c. 

Fer.  Sire,  to  you  I  owe 

My  fortune,  my  life. 

The  rank  of  a  count, 

All  this  splendor,  new  to  me. 

Wealth,  dignity. 

All  those  supreme  gifts 

Which  man  aspires  to. 

But  thou  hast  will'd — oh  Heav'n 

That  I  should  buy  them 

At  the  cruel  price  of  my  honor  ! 
King.  Oh  Heaven  !     The  pure  candor 

Of  his  noble  soul 

Hath  forsaken  its  calmness. 

And  rages  in  fury. 

My  dishonorable  deed 

Thus  thrust  into  my  face. 

Carries  a  tenfold  punishment 

With  it  to  my  heart. 
Lm.  He  has  sacritic'd  his  love. 

And  risk'd  his  kingly  honor, 

To  gratify  my  wishes 

And  insure  my  happiness. 

Why  should  Fernando's  wrath 

Now  venge  itself  on  him. 

And  I,  poor  criminal, 

Stand  by  unharm'd  Ì 
Btd.  O  Heaven  !     The  pure  candor 

Of  his  noble  soul 

Hath  forsaken  its  calmness. 

And  rages  in  fury  ! 

This  outrage  devised 

In  the  head  of  a  King 

Renders  me  stupefied, 

And  shakes  my  faith  in  the  migntj  ; 


UJO 


LA  Favorita 


Jl  He.  Or  sa,  Feraando,  ascoltami 
A  er.      n  tatto  è  a  me  svelato. 
Leo.      Ei  non  sapra  mio  fato  ! 
Ftr.      Manto  d  infamia  a  tessermi. 
Il  Re.  [Sdegato.]  Marchese! 
Fer.     Io  tal  non  sono  : 

Ogni  pregiato  dono 
Saprà  calcar  mio  pie'. 
[  Volgendosi  ai  Signori  che  lo  circondano  e  che  lo  hanno 
prima  insultato. 
Signori,  a  onor  tornatemi  • 
Bersaglio  della  sorte, 
Io  vado  incontro  a  morte, 
E  il  solo  nome  ognor 
Avrò  del  genitor. 
Leo.  \Nel  maggior  smarrimento.  | 

Inez,  rispondi  ov'  è  !  [Piano  a  Don  Gcupare. 

Gas.  [Piano  a  Leonora.]  Inez,  racchiusa  in  carcere  ! 
Leo.  [Annientata.]  Or  tutto  è  noto  a  me. 
Fer.  [Distaccaiidosi  dal  collo  l'ordine.] 
Quest'  ordin  venerato. 
Prezzo  d'infamia,  io  rendo  • 

Il  brando  profanato. 
De  tuoi  neiiiicial  ciglio 
Tanto  finor  tremendo. 
Lo  spezzo — e  sai  perchè  * — 
Sol  perchè  tu  sei  Re 
Maledetta  e  l'ore  e  il  giorno 
Che  in  me  eiidde  un  tanto  scorno  ; 
Che  compenso  a'  miei  sudori 

Mi  gittasti  infamia  ed  òr  : 
Serba,  serba  i  tuoi  tesori, 
Lascia  solo  a  me  l'onor. 


lì  Re.  Troppo,  ah  !  troppo,  In  questo  giorno 
Cadde  in  me  d'  altraggio  e  scorno  : 
Trema,  ingrato,  i  miei  dolori 

Tu  raddoppi  e  il  mio  furor  ! 
La  vendetta  che  tu  implori, 
Nel  rimorso  è  del  mio  cor. 
Leo.      Grazia,  o  sire  !  in  questo  giorno 

Su  noi  cadde  infausto  scorno  !  [A  Fernando. 

Nobil'  alma,  i  tuoi  furori 
Sono  strali  pel  mio  cor. 
La  vendetta  che  tu  implori. 
Ben  l'avrai  ma  m'  odi  ancor. 
Bai.      Re,  sul  capo  in  questo  giorno 
Ti  ricadde  e  danno  e  scorno  : 
Del  tuo  manto  agli  splendori 
Pur  commisto  è  il  disonor  ! 
Vieni  o  figlio,  tuoi  dolori 
Calma  implora  dal  signor  ! 
(tos.   I  Su  noi  cadde  in  questo  giorno 
^oro.  )  Il  rimorso  e  inseim  lo  scorno  : 
Lo  spergiammo,  e  d'  alti  onori 
Degno  è  assai  quel  nobil  cor. 
Vanne,  o  prode,  e  a'  tuoi  dolori 
Calma  implora  dal  signor. 
[Mwimento  genercde. — Fermindo  esce  seguito  da  Baldaa- 
sare  ;  i  Signori  rispettosamente  aprono  le  loro  JUe  per 
lasciarlo  passare,  e  s' inchinano  innanzi  i  lui. 


wivB  dbll'  atto  tbbso 


King.  Stay  !  hear  me,  Ferdinand  ! 
Fer.     Ali  now  I  know  too  late,  sire. 

Leo.      Ah  !  knew  he  not  before  ?  [Sutprised,  aakit 

Fer.      Yes,  I  alone  was  chosen  to  be  thy  dupe. 
King.   [With  anger.]  Marquis  ! 
Fer.   [Starting.]  That  name  I  scorn — resign. 
With  every  gift  of  thine  ; 

And  serve  thy  cause  no  more. 

[  Turns  towards  the  Nobles  who  had  in-w/terf  Aim 

Kind  Lords,  to  your  respect,  oh,  restore  tie  : 
A  dark  shade  hover'd  o'er  me: 

My  shame  knew  I  not. 

Pardon  !  be  all  forgot. 
I  depart  now  for  ever. 
Leo.      Inez  !  Inez  ! 

Gas.  [Aside  to  Leonora.]  Inez  is  a  prisoner  ! 
Leo.   [Overwhelmed.]  Ah!  then  all  explain'dis! 
Fer.  [Detaching  his  collar.] 

Oh,  cruel  sir,  take  this  badge — 

Of  disgrace  'tis  the  trophy  I  I  give  it  back  ; 
And  this  sword,  too,  which,  in  battle, 

[Drawing  his  stcord 
Zeal  for  thee  ne'er  did  lack. 
At  thy  feet  I  fling, 
Thus,  broken,  mighty  King  I 
Tyrant  !  I  disdain  thine  anger — 
All  thy  threats  my  soul  defies  ; 
No  ;  I'lfbe  thy  slave  no  longer — 

Hateful  art  thou  in  these  eyes. 
By  the  woe  that  thou  hast  given, 

By  the  wrong  to  Heav'n  that  cries. 
By  her  heart  that  thou  hast  broken — 
Tyrant,  yes,  I  thee  despise. 
King.  [Furiously.]  Ah  !  no  more  my  rage  forbearing. 
Hence  !  fly  !  to  other  lands  repairing. 
Ho  !  for  this  insulting  daring,  [Calling 

See  that  the  foul  traitor  dies  ! 


Leo.      Ah  !  pardon,  sire  !  in  pity  spare  him  ! 
Think  conflicting  passions  tear  him. 
Lo  !  from  reason's  path  they  bear  him — 

On  me  let  thy  anger  fall  : 
Once  more  to  thy  favor  rear  him — 
Vengeance  ! — I'll  sustain  it  all. 

Bai.   [To  the  King.]  Peril  o'er  thy  throne  is  falling- 
Better  thoii  for  mercy  calling, 
Than  with  impious  threat  appalling. 
Come  !  and  breathe  repentant  sighs  ! 


Cho.     Alas  !  poor  Leonora  ! 

All  must  pity  now  thy  doom  ; 
And  that  thee  we  so  insulted, 
Ferdinand,  the  truly  brave. 
We  regret,  and  pardon  crave  ! 

[General  movement. — Exit  Ferdinand,  Jblloiml  by  Bai 
thazar  ;  the  Nobles  making  a  passage  for  ihem,  omi 


saluting  them  as  they  pass. 


BHD   OF   ACT    III 


LA     FAVORITA 


ai 


ATTO     IV 


SCENA  I.— //  Chiostro  del  Convento. — A  dritta,  il  Portico 
della  Chiesa — In  fàccia  una  gran  Coree,  sopra  uno  zoccolo 
di  Manno — Qua  e  la  delle  Tombe,  e  delle  Corei  di  legno — 
n  di  nascente  rischiara  Solain'nte  la  parte  scoperta  del  Chi- 
ostro— I  primi  piani  sono  a„  ottenebrati  per  l'ombre  get- 
tate dai  muri  dell  Chiesa. 

Bald AS8  ARE,  Religiosi. — Alcuni  Religiosi  sono  prostrati  appiè 
della  Croce — altri,  da  lungi,  scavano  le  loro  tombe,  e  ad  in- 
tervalli ripetono. 

Coro.  [A  Fernando.] 

Scaviam  l'asilo  ove  il  dolore  ha  tregua 
Bai.    ì  Splendor  più  belle — in  ciel  le  stelle  ! 
C'oro.  (      De  penitenti  il  puro  cor, 

Lungi  del  mondo  dalle  procelle, 
Al  nume  ascenda  con  vivo  ardor. 
[/  Religiosi  si  allontanano  attraverso  le  arcate  del  Chios- 
tro: Apellegrini  entrano    nella    Cappella.      Un    solo 
Religiosi  i  rimasto  in  piedi,  immobile,  col  voUo  nas- 
costo tra  le  mani  ;  e  Fernando. 

SCENA  II. — Fernando  e  Baldassarb 

Bai.     O  fratel  mio,  fra  poco 

Un  giuramento  eterno 

Alla  terra  t'  invola  e  ti  congiunge 

Eternamente  al  cielo. 
'Vr.     Allor  che  la  bufèra 

Del  mondo  io  scelsit,  il  porto 

Abbandonando,  ben  dicesti,  "  O  figlio, 

Tu  riderai  ":  mi  vedi  ! 

Tomo  a  cercar  la  pace 

E  1'  oblio  che  qui  dà  la  morte. 
bai.      E  vero.     Su,  coraggio,  Fernando- 
Se  Dio  t' appella,  a  lui  pensar  sol  dei 

Giurato  appena  il  santo  voto,  è  posta, 

Fra  te  e  i  pensier  del  mondo, 

Una  tomba  che  porta  oblio  profondo. 
Fer  Mi  lasci  ! 

Bai.    Inoltra  al  tempio. 

Uu  novizio  me  attende  :  in  questa  notte 

Ei  qui  giungeva,  misero  ed  infermo 

Il  mio  soccorso  chiede. 
Fer.      Giovine  ancora  ! 
Bai.  Neil'  età  più  verde, 

Abbattuto,  tremante,  egli  ornai  vide 

L'ultimo  giorno  ! 
Fer.      Ah  !  sì,  la  deglia  uccide. 

[Baldassare  prende  Fernando  per  le  mani,  come  per  rtmù- 
gorime  il  coraggio,  poi  parte. 

SCENA  III.— Fernando,  «oi). 


Favorita  del  Re  !     Qual  nero  abisso  ! 
Qual  Mai  traina  infernal,  la  gloria  mia 
Avvolse  in  un  istante 
F  ogni  speme  troncò  del  core  amante  ! 


ACT    IV. 


SCENE  l.—The  Cloisters  of  a  Convent.— On  the  right,  tht 
I  Portico  of  the  Chwch — In  front,  a  large  Cross,  fixed  in  a 
Stone  Block — In  various  places,  Tombs  and  Wooden 
Crosses — The  Ris^'ng  Sun  lights  only  those  parts  of  tlit 
Cloisters  which  are  in  vieio —  The  foreground  obscured  by  the 
shadows  of  the  Convent  Walls. 

Balthazar,  Pilgrims,  Monks,  Sf-c. — Some  of  the  Monks  pros- 
trate themselves  at  the  Cross — others,  in  the  distance,  are  dig 
ging  their  graves,  joining  at  intervals  in  the  Chorus. 

Cho.   [To  Ferdinand.] 

We  prepare  a  heaven,  where  there  is  no  grief. 

Bai.  )  Look  at  the  stars'  heav'nly  splendor  above  ! 

Cho.  )  Up  to  them  penitent  prayers 
Of  a  purified  soul  ascend, 
And  carry  back  peace  and  happiness  ! 

iThe  Pilgrims  enter  the  Chapel  as  Balthazar  tumn  t( 
address  Ferdinand,  who  kneels  before  the  Cross,  hit 
face  buried  in  his  hands 

SCENE  II.— Ferdisawd  and  Aaltbazak. 

Bai.     An  instant  more,  my  brother, 
And  a  parting  vow 
From  this  vain  world  will  tear  thee, 
And  bid  thee  care  defy. 
Fer      This  dwelling  when  I  fled, 
Well  didst  thou  say  to  me, 
"  Thou  \vilt  return  ":  it  is  so— here  am  1 1 
To  seek  that  peace  undying, 
Far  from  sorrow  flying, 
When  in  the  quiet  grave  I  lie. 
Bai.      Courage,  my  Ferdinand  ! 

Think  but  thou'lt  still  be  happy — 

By  thy  griefs  o'ercome.  ftfae* 

Yes,  thy  mind  once  resolv'd,  'twixt  the  world  and 
Yawneth  the  tomb. 
Fer,  Stay  ;  do  not  quit  me  ! 

Bai.     I  go  into  the  chapel  to  console 

A  trembling  novice,  who  arriv'd  here  this  hoar, 
Dejected,  iho'  of  years  tender  : 
He  imploreth  my  aid. 
Fer.     One  so  young  ! 

JBal.  A  mere  child — fragile  flower, 

Drooping  low,  by  the  storm  early  riven. 
I  go  to  speak  of  comfort. 
Fer.      Ah,  yes,  go  !     Grief  e'er  destroyeth  qaicklv. 

[Balthazar  takes  Ferdinand  by  the  hand,  as  tf  to  cheti 
him,  and  goes  off. 

SCENE  III.— Ferdinand,  alone. 

Mistress  of  the  King  !     Oh,  direful  day  ! 
In  what  a  snare  infernal  is  all  my  glory 
Now  engulph'd  !  and  from  my  heart 
All  hope  of  love  shut  out  for  ever  • 


SPIRTO  GENTII^SPinn  OF  LIGHT.     Solo.    Ferdinand. 


:faE^S^:P 


Spir  -  to   gen  -  til       ne    so       gni  mie 
Soir  -  it     of    light.     So  fond  -  ly     antri 


brìi  -  las  -  ti  un    dì       ma       ti         per  -  de  -  i 
Once  heav'n-ly  bright.    But      now       de  -  vart-ed  • 


idi) 


LA     FAVORITA 


i    dal     cor   men  -  ti  -  ta     ape     -    me         lar  -  ve    d'amor       lar  -  ve    d'araoi 
oy    ia     fied   Thou  didst  a  -  wak         en,        Love's  hope  is  dead.  Love's  hope  is  dec 

lar  -  ve      d'amor.  A         te      d'ac-can  -  to      del       se  -  ni    -     -    -    to 

Love's  hope  is  dead  !  For    thee      I      spurned    Each    bond  inost       ho 

pianto  la    pa    -    tria    il    ciel....        don-na     sle  -  al         in    tan    -   to      a  -  mo 

turned,  To  trust      thee  sole  -  ly  !     Eus-er    than  fair,      So  false    thou    hast  spo 


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fu  li  gite  in  -  8ie-me 
' —    1     im  foriak-en,- 


co  -  re  d'on    •    ta    mor-tal       ahi-mèi         ahi -me  I Spir  -  to    j^en  -  til 

broken   With  shame   and  deepair  !    Ah  me!        Ah    me!    Ah!     Spir  -  it     of    light, 


re  scor  -  da  -  va  fl 

ly,  From  heav'n  e'en 

re  sag  nastl    il 

ken  My  heart  i$ 


ne    80  -  gni  mie  - 1 
So  fond  -  ly  court-ed, 


brìi  -  las-ti  un  -  di       ma     ti       per  -  de  -  i         fug  -  gi    dal  cor    men  -  ti  -  ta   ape  -  me         lar  -  ve    d'»-mor 
Once  heav'nly  bright,    But    now     de-part-ed:      All   joy     is  fled    Thou  didst  a  -  wak  ■  en.    Love's  hope  is  dead  ! 


lar  -   ve       d'a-nior      fug  -  liite     in 
Love's  hope     is  dead!     I       am     for 


Hie 
tak 


lar    -     -    ve       d'a     -     mor 
Love'S'tm,....      hope    is  dead! 


sie-me        lar  -  ve     d'a-mor        fug  -  gite    in-siem  fug-gite   in    -    siem      lar  -  ve     d'a  -  mor*>«> 
sak-en.    Love's  Iwpe   is  dead!    Love' shape  is  dead.   I  am   for     sak  -  en  Love' shape  is     dead!-'-- 


SCENA  IV.— Fernando,  Baldassare,  Religiosi. 

Ba .      Ehlieu,  sei  presto  ? 

/'«.      0  padre  all'  ara  santa  ti  segno  io  già. 

Da  .  Deh  vieni  ;  e  voglia  Iddio 
Rivelarsi  al  tuo  core. 
\  Baldassare  e  Fernando  entrano  nella  Ca//pella,  i  Reli- 
giosi li  seguono  in  silenzio.  LEONORA  comparisce 
sotto  r  libito  d'  un  Novizio,  si  pane  innanzi  al  por- 
tico della  Chiesa,  cercando  distinguere  le  sembianze 
del  Religiosi,  che  pissano  col  capo  abbassato  sotto  i 
coppttcci. 

SCENA  V. — Leonora,  sola. 

Peniaiiilo,  ali  !  dciv'  egli  è  ?  di  questo  chiostro 
Egli  abita  le  mura  !  in  tale  aminanto 
T'  offendo,  o  Dio,  ma  fa  che  insino  a  lui 
Mi  fia  dato  inoltrar  :  dal  rio  dolore 
Oh  !  come  affranta  io  sono  ! 
Presso  a  morir,  della  mia  vita  il  dono 
Prend  ,  gran  Dio,  ma  di  Fernando  al  piede 
Deh  !  m'  ottieni  il  perdon  t. 


SCENE  IV. — Ferdinand,  Balthazak,  and  Monies. 

Bai.     Art  thou  ready  ? — Come. 

Fer.     Oh,  father,  to  tiie  sacred  fane  I  will  follow  thee. 

Bai.  Come,  then  ;  and  may  Heaven 
To  thee  reveal  itself. 
[Baltliazur  and  Ferdinand  enter  t/ie  Chapel,  the  Monks 
following  in  silence.  Leonora  appears  in  (lie 
habit  of  "  Novice,  and  places  herself  before  the 
entrance  of  the  Church,  scrutinizing  tlie  faces  of 
the  Monks,  as  they  pass  with  their  cowls  over  their 
heads. 


SCENE  V. — Leonora,  alone. 

My  Ferdinand  !  art  thou  not  here  ? 

Tiiis  sacred  cloister  is  still  the  home  tiiou  woald'ji 
he  seeking. 

1  cannot  die  contented,  without  to  thee,  love,  f  -1 
speaking. 
Ah,  helov'd  one  !  why  dosr  not  appear' 
With  trembling  feet,  oli,  Ferdinand,  I  seek  thee  ; 

My  heart  scarce  beats  ;  I  feel  I  cannot  live. 
I  ask  forgiveness,  e'er  my  torn  soul  forsake  me, — 

Say,  but  dear  Ferdinand,  oh,  say  but  thou'it  forgive 


LA     FAVORITA. 


33 


CoKO— di  Religiosi  nella  Chiesa. 

Che  te,  r  Eterno  (H  suo  grazie  imprima 

Voto  d'  un'  alma  m  santa  prece  assorta  ! 
i  to.      Che  ascolto  ?  un  voto  ciie  dall'  ara  sorge  i 

E  vola  al  cielo. 
Coro     Udite  voi  del  monte  sulla  cima 

Voce  dell'  angelo  che  salute  appor'.a  '\ 
Lee.      Oh  !  qual  sarà  quest'  alma 

Che  si  toglie  alla  terra  ? 
ter.      Io  mi  consacro  al  culto  tuo,  signor  ! 

Vieni,  e  d'  un  raggio  illumina  il  mio  cor. 
Leu.     E  desso,  è  desso  ! 

Perduto  al  mondo  !  egli  ritorna  a  Dio  ! 

Fuggiam  da  queste  soglie — ohimè  !  noi  posso  ! 

La  morte  il  cor  ra'  agghiaccia  ! 

[  Cadf  spossata  ai  piedi  della  Croce. 


SCENA  VI. — Leonora;  Fernando. 

Fer.  [Esce  agitato  dalla  Chiesa  \   I  voti  miei 

Fur  pronunziati  !  e,  mal  mio  grado,  io  sento 

Terror  segreto  in  1'  agitato  spirto. 

Io  fuggi  dall'  altare. 
//eo.  [Tentando  levarsi]  Oh,  Dio  !  qual  ftena  ! 

Qual  freddo  !  ohimè  ! 
Fer.  [Guardando  intorno.]   Che  ascolto  ? 

Un  infelice  al  suol  !   [Avvicinandosi.]  Deh  !  ti  rincora. 
Leo.  E  desso  ! 

Fer.  [Rinculando  con  orrore.]  Oli,  Dio  ! 
Leo.  [Supplichevole.]  Non  maledetto  ! 


Chobus — of  Monks  in  the  Church. 

May  ev'ry  good  blessing  upon  thee  shower, 

And  in  thy  heart  the  light  of  mercy  pour. 
Leo.      What  hear  I  ?     Pious  vows  \yhich  from  the  altar 

Fly  towards  Heaven. 
Cho.  (  Oulsid(\  I  Hear  you  from  yon  mountain's  summit 

An  angel's  voice,  which  bringeth  greeting? 
Leo.      Ah,  whose  is  this  soul 

Which  tears  itself  from  the  earth? 
Fer.  [Outside.]  To  thy  service  I  consecrate  myself,  O  Lonl 

Come,  shed  Tliy  rays  into  my  heart. 
Leo.      'Tis  he,  P^crnando  ! 

Lost  to  the  world,  he's  fled  to  God  ! 

Oh  !  let  me  quit  this  spot — alas  !  I  cannot  ! 

With  deathly  chillness  congeals  my  heart  ! 

[Falls  at  the  foot  of  the  Crafts 

SCENE  VI. — Leonora;  Ferdinand. 

Fer.  [Entering  from  the  Church  iti  an  agitated  state.]  My  vow? 

I  have  pronounc'd  ;  yet,  in  spite  of  me,  I  feel 

A  secret  terror  in  my  agitated  spirit. 

I've  flown  from  the  altar. 
Leo.   [Implorinqly.]    Oh,  God  !  what  pain  ! 

These  chills  !     xVlas  ! 
Fer.  [Looking  around.]   What  do  I  hear  ? 

A  suffering  wretch  !     Ah  !  let  me  aid  him  ! 
Leo.  'Tis  he  ! 

Fer.  [Recoiling  vnth  horror.]    Oh,  Heaven  1 
Leo.     Forgiveness  I  entreat  ! 


AH!  VA  T'INVOLA— H^^SE,  CLOISTERS  FLY.     Solo.    Fbbdinakd. 


Allegro. 


Ìg^g=Epi^E£g4g=gÌ^gg^^^Sl=É^;{: 


Ahi   va,    fin   vo-la 
These  clots  -  ters   fiy! 


e    ques  -  ta     ter 
oh,   fiy     for    ev 


-  ral 

-  er! 


pie'l  Fa   che  io  tranquil  -  lo  scen-da    sot  -  ter   -    ri 

here!  A -way  land  lei     these     eyes,  ah,   nei?   -   e 


Più   non    pro  -  fa  -  ni  il    rio    tao 
What  cru  -  el    star   hath    Ut    thee 


V- 

Non  ma  -   le   -  det  -  to  al    par      di 
Be  -  hold     that     fa    -   tal     beau  -  ty 


^m^^^mm^si^^m^m^^^ 


tei        Non  ma  -  le  -  det 
near  l    Nev  -  er    that  fa  • 


par    di    te  ! 
-  ly    be-hoìd  1 


Nel  -  le 
A  -  way! 


sa 
way  ! 


le  il    Re    fa  -  pel  -  la, 
hence    to     thy    pal  -  ace  ; 


:g=g=S^=#"-|:^T^^^-~~^T-^=f^=:^T~p=»=P-|= 


Iti; 


see! 


D'o   -    ro  e  d'in  -  fa    •    mia,        D'o 
He        doth    in  -  vite     thee—      His 


ro  e    d  in  -  fa  -  i 
yild  •  ed     crown 


pri  -  rà;—  Al      fi- 

thy  brow; —       Love  lik* 


k*-. 


an-  co    suo  sa  -  rai  pili  bel  -  la:       Tuo  nome  in  -  fa-me  ognor     sa    -    rà!     Al      fi  -  an  -  co    gao  sarai  più 
his   can    a  •  lone     de  -  light    thee  :      Qo,  tempt-er,    ere   I  curse    thee —    go  !    Love  like    his  now   a  ■  lone    d«- 


bel   -  la,     Tuo     tuo     no  -  me  in 

Uiihls  Ilìee;     Qo,    thou    false    one! 


-. — ^ — p — 1 — ^— 

-?-- p-^t:_:  ::zf  _^__^_^. 

fa     me!       in    -    fa  -  me, 
Oo,              thou    tempt  -  er. 

Tuo      no     -          me  in  -  fa-me  og- 
Thou  Umpt    -         er,         ere       r 

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LA     F  A  V  O  R  I  ']'  A 


m^^m^m^m^E^ 


nor      sa  -    rà,         Tao,      tuo         no   -   me         in    -    fa    -    -    -    me      og  -  nor  sa    -    Ai 

cut$e  thee  ere         I  curse    thee;     Thou    tempt  ■  er,       yo,     thou  tempt        er,       got 


Leo.      Infra  i  ghiacci,  le  rupi,  i  sterpi,  i  sassi, 

Ognor  pregando,  al  chiostro  tuo  mi  trassi. 


Ftr.      0  tu  che  m' ingannasti. 

Che  pretendi  da  me  ? 
ito.     D'  ambo  sul  capo  un  solo  error  ricade. 

Seperai  che  il  nero  arcano  a  te  svelato 

Inez  avesse  e  il  tuo  per  lon  sperai. 

Credimi,  non  si  mente  sul!'  orlo  della  tomba. 

Infino  a  te,  Fernando, 

Non  giunse  il  messo,  e  fu  celato  il  vero. 

O  Ciel  !  Fernando,  il  tuo  perdono  io  spero. 


Leo.     A  sigli  at  every  step,  I  have  sought  this  holy  dwell 

ii'g; 

My  soul  is  pierced  with  grief — my  heart  sadly  swell 
ing  ! 
Fer.      Oh,  cause  of  all  my  pain, 

Why  com'st  thou  here  again  ? 

Leo.      Oh,  lielieve  me,  I  die  !    I  meant  not  to  deceive  thee  ; 

Methought  that  Inez  had  to  thee  the  truth  reveal'd, 

Had  told  my  story  all  :    wrong  me  not  !    I  nought 

conceal'd. 

I  swear  'tis  true  !  thy  blessing  give,  ere  the  tomb  re 

ceive  me. 
By  these  tears — on  my  knees — oh,  believe  me  I 
Oh,  Ferdinand,  in  pity, 
Crush  not  my  only  hope  ! 


CLEMENTE  AL  PAR  DI  Z)/0— DEAR  FERDINAND,  THIS  HEART    IS   BREAKING. 

Solo.     Leonora 

Larghetto.  , 

Cle-men    -  te      al    par     di      Di   -  o  f    Oh'  og-gi      ac-cog  -  liea     tu   -  a     fe',  Mi  -  ra  lo 

Dear  Fer-di-nand,  this  heart  is   break  -  ing  I     To    my   sad  fate  com  -  pas  •  sion  show,         And,  ne'er  the  pen- 


:ik»ri^:*5-:t5l 


stra  •  zo     mi  -  o,      Ab  -  bi      pietà,     pie-tk      di     me!    D'on-ta     fatal,     fatal     seg  -  na  •  ta    Null' 
t  -  tent   for  -  sak-ing.     Oh  !  let  thy  breast  with  mer-cy    glow  I      I  ask    but  to    my  grave  to      car  •  ry     Thy 


al  -  tra  spe-me  ho    in    sen, 
sweet  for-giveness  of    the   past. 


Che    di    mo    rir,    mo-rir      be 
Nor  care  I     then  how  soon  they 


a  -  ta 
6m  -  ry 


tuo    per  -  do  -  no      al 
One  whose  joy  hath  throbb'd  its 


men!         Al     ne-ro  af-fan-no,  al  mio  tor  -  men  -  to      Al  -  fin    pie  -  tà      ti      par  -  li  al    cor!  Ah, 

last!        Nor  care   I    then   how    soon  they    bu  -   ry  One  whose  joy   hath  thrubb'd  its  last!  Ah, 


iàifeil^i^^=^l^^^-p 


Al    -    fin 

pie  -  ta 

pie 

Yes!    one 

whose  }oy 

hath 

tk         ti    par-li  al    cor, 


FS 


BIS 


par     -    li  al 
throbb'd,  hath  throbb'd  its  last  ;  throbb'd    its 


Fer 


Leo. 


Fer. 
Leo. 


A  queir  affanno,  a  quell'  accento 
Sente  ahimè  !  stemprarsi  il  cor  ! 
0  giusto  Dio  su  me  discendi. 
Rendi  all'  alma  il  suo  vigor. 
A  tanto  duolo  se  non  t'  arrendi, 
Io  morrò  più  trista  ancor. 
Addio,  fuggir  mi  lacia. 
Disarma  il  tuo  furor. 
Ah!  di  mai  cruda  ainliascia' 
Pietà  del  mio  dolor. 
Al  mio  duolo,  al  mio  spaveuto 
Di  confortò  un  solo  accento  ! 


Fer. 


Leo. 


Her  tears,  her  voice,  my  soul  subduing  ; 

Tumults  arise  in  every  vein  ; 

Fly,  tempter  !  turn  mV  not  iigain  ! 
Thy  spell  is  broken  past  renewing. 
Nay,  hear  my  voice,  once,  once  so  loved  • 
Death's  chill  hand  is  Iictp —pressing  on  my 
Farewell  !     I  hence  must  fly  ! 
Ah,  do  not  spurn  nic  ; 
Have  compassion  willi  tlie  bitter  pangs 
That  suffocate  my  heart  ; 
liast  thou  not  a  word  of  comfort 
For  my  despairing  soul* 


LA     FAVORITA, 


'25 


Fa. 


Fer. 
Lee. 
Fer. 
tea. 


Per  tuo  padre  ei  fia  concesso, 
Per  la  morte  a  cui  son  presso, 
Fa  men  crudo  il  mìo  dolore, 
Per  l'amor  de'  lieti  dì. 
Giusto  cielo  !  il  mio  furore 
Come  foglio  inaridì  ! 
Tua  mertede  alfìn  mi  dona, 
O  mi  spingi  nell'  avel. 

\GitUindosi 
Ah  I  Leonora  !     Iddio  perdona. 
E  tu  dunque  '? 

Io  t'  amo  1 
Oh,  ciel  ! 


l' pitdi  di  lui. 


F«r. 
Leo. 


Fer. 
Leo. 
Fer. 
Leo. 


Grant  it  to  me  for  tli/  father's  sake,  — 

Kindly  remembering  the  love  you  liore  in- 

The  hand  of  death  is  upon  me  : 

Wouldst  thou  let  me  die  without  a  kindly  word  • 

Just  heaven  !     Rekindling  in  my  heart 

Is  all  the  love  I  once  bore  her. 

Show  me  mercy,  Ferdinand, 

Or  trample  me  beneath  thy  feet  ! 

[  Throwinff  herself  prostrate  be/ore  rum 
Ah!  Leonora!    Heaven  forgiveth. 
Not  thou  1 

I  love  thee  ! 
Oh,  Heaven! 


VIENI  AH!    VIENI— .ÌOY  61  CE  MORE  FILLS  MY  BREAST.     Air.     Ferdinand. 
Moderato.^  3  . 

-x'pi. f — f 0 — -f^ — ^T^~  I      ^ — f 

Vie    -    -    ni,    ah!    vie    -~  -    -         ni,  Io  m'ab-ban  -  do        no;  Al  -  la    gio  -  ja    che  m'in- 

Jo]/,  joy  once  mare  fills   my    breast  !     Thro'  each  pulse  now  'tis       flow         iuy  ;  Near  to      thee,  dearest. 


Del    mio     cor 
Now   my     soul 


la  -  to  io    vo' 
tfiee,     dear  -  est. 


>ol  8or-ge  all'         a    - 

7vel  Ah,    ye»  I  I         hear    a 

ÌE^Ì^|ÉÌZÌ^2 


Si 


te    -    ro 
seek  -  ing- 


La      tua      vi    -    ta,       il      tuo; 
There  our  hearts    can     re  -  joice  ; 


La 

tua 

TI   -    ta         il 

tuo 

gioir» 

Ahi 

th4sre 

our  hearts   can 

re 

joice! 

Leo. 


h  er 
f^eo. 


Leo 
Fer. 
Leo. 

Fer. 

Leo. 
Fer. 


E  fia  vero  ?  io  m'  abbandono 

Alla  gioja  che  m'  inebria  ! 

Del  suo  cor  m'  è  reso  il  trono, 

Pago  appieno  è  il  mio  desir. 

Ma  risponder  noa  sa  V  anima  \A  Fernando. 

A  tua  voce,  al  tuo  pensiero  ? 

Deh  nascondi  a)  mondo  intero 

La  mia  vita,  il  mio  morir. 

Fuggiam,  fiaggiamo  insieme. 

Ah  !  taci,  è  vana  speme. 

[De   Religiosi  nella  Chiesa.] 

Che  te  l'Eterno  di  suo  grazie  imprima 

Voto  d'un'  alma  in  sonta  prece  assorta I 

Quel  concento  odi  tu  1 

Fuggiamo. 
E  il  cielo  che  ti  parla. 
Fuggiamo  :  in  te  riposto 
Mio  fato  è  sol,  deh  !  vien. 
Pensa  a'  tuoi  voti. 

Or  più  forte  è  l'amor  :  per  possederai! 
Io  tutto  affronterò,  la  terra  e  il  cielo. 


Leo. 
Fer. 
Leo. 
Fer. 

Leo. 
I  Fer. 


Is  it  then  true  ì     I  abandon  myself 
To  the  joy  which  fills  me  with  ecstasy 
I  have  regained  mj  place  in  his  heart  ; 
My  fondest  wish  has  been  granted. 
Ah,  why  cannot  my  soul  respond 
To  thy  "beloved  voice,  to  thy  consoling  words  ! 
But  to  the  world  ever  dark  must  remain 
The  course  of  my  life,  this  blissful  death. 
Come,  let  us  fly  !     Let's  fly  together  ! 
Ah  !     Forbearthce  I     'Tis'an  idle  hope  ! 
\  Of  Monks  outside.] 
May  the  Eternal  in  his  mercy  listen 
To  his  servants,  in  prayer  united  ! 
Hear'st  thou  that  chant  ? 

Let's  fly! 
It  is  Heaven  which  claims  thee! 
Fly  with  me  !     In  thee  reposeth 
My  fate,  my  faith  !     Come,  hence  ! 
Think  of  thy  vows  ! 

What  are  they  to  my  love  ••     To  possesi  thee 
I  would  brave  earth  and  Heaven. 


ae 


LA     FAVORITA 


Uo. 


Fer. 
Leo. 

Fer. 
Leo. 


Fer. 


[Sententlo  mancarsi  srmjtre  più.  | 
Ah  !  del  nume  il  favor,  dal  nero  nltisso 
Ecco  ti  salva,  addio  !  poter  supremo 
Ti  risparniia  un  delitto,  ah  !  di  mia  sorte 
Io  non  mi  lagno.     Iddio,  Fernando,  il  vuole 
Dell'  onta — alfin  ti  lavo. 
Colla  morte. 

Fuggiam. 
E  vano,  è  vano  ! 

O  ciel  !   I^eonora  ' 
Io  muojo  jicrdonata. 
Fernando  !  e  sou,  beata,  òltra  la  tonaba 
Riuniti  sarein,  addio  !  \ Muore. 

Leonora  ! 
Al  soccorso  !  al  soccorso  '     E  la  mia  voce 
Che  ti  richiaiua,  i  lumi  ancor  dischiudi, 

[Piegandosi  sul  cadavere. 
Son  IO,  son  io  tuo  sposo  !  ah  !  tutto  è  indarno  ! 


SCENA  ULTIMA. — Leonora  distesa  tn  terra — Fek- 
NANDO. — Baldassake,  che  esce  della  Chiesa  seyuito  dai 
Religiosi. 

Fer.      Oh  !  padre  !  è  dessa  !     Mira,  Leonora  ' 
Bai.      Oh!  che  vegg'io  !     Silenzio! 

[Si  avvicina  a  Leonora,  ed  abbassa  il  caupiuxto  nu  dt  lei 
capelli  sparsi.     Poi  volgendosi  ai  Religiosi. 
Più  non  è  !     Spento  è  il  novizio. 
Le  vostre  preci  a  lui  fratelli  !  [Tutti  «  prottrcuto. 

Ftr.     Dio  1  diman  la  stessa  prece  anch'io  1 


/>». 


Fer. 
Leo. 
Fer. 
/jeo 


[Nearly  overcome  bv  weaknrss.i 
May  the  grace  of  God  .^ave  you 


From  this  dark  abyss  !  Farewell!  The  supreme*  «ng 
Has  granted  me  one  more  delight,  and  I  complain  ùot 
Of  my  fate.    Heaven,  my  Ferdinand,  hath  will'd  it  so 

I  leave  thee — free  of  shame — by  my  death 

Let  us  fly  ! 

It  is  too  late,  too  late  ! 
What  say  you,  Leonora  ? 
I  die,  assured  of  thy  forgiveness. 
Unstained  I  enter  the  tomb. 
We  shall  be  reunited,  Ferdinand  !     Farewell  ! 

[She  die* 
Leonora  ! 
Help  I     Help  !     li  is  thy  Ferdinand's  voice 
Which  tìills  thee  '     Open  thine  eves  once  more  ! 

[Kneels  over  the  corp» 
It  IS  I,  Ferdinand  !-^It  is  in  vain  I 


SCENE  THE  LAST. — Leonora  on   the  fround — Ferdi 
NANU. —  Hai.thazak,  followed  by  Monks,  enters  f mm  iht 

Churclt. 

Fer       Oh  father  !  'tis  she  !     'Tis  she,  Leonora  I 
Bat.      What  do  I  see  !     Hush  thee  ! 
'  I  llf  u/i/ironclies  Leonora,  and  draws   the   cowi  over  hei 

disili  celled  hair. 
\  The  novice  is  no  more.     His  breath  has  fled. 

Pray  for  his  soul,  my  brethren  I  [All  knee» 

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CThis  gifted  singer  shows  her  musical  training  by  the  preponderance  of  Geiman  songs  in  the  collec- 
tion she  has  brought  together  The  various  numbers  have  been  sought  out  with  indefatigable  zeal, 
largely  from  treasures  of  song  buried  '^r  neglected  in  the  works  ol  great  wiiters,  and  are  therefore,  in 
many  ways,  new  to  the  average  teachei  or  singer.  Songs  from  other  lands,  such  as  Russia  and  Scandi- 
navia are  also  mcluded.  The  book  contains  a  biographical  sketch,  portraits,  a  striking  portrait  on  the 
cameo  plate  paper  cover,  in  the  engraver's  best  art. 

Miss  Farrar's  selection   evidences   a   most  eclectic   and  at  the  same  time   impeccable 
musical   taste. -MUSICAL  COURIER 


The  Most  Attractive  Volume  of  Folksongs  Ever  Published 

My  Favorite  Songs 

By  MARCELLA  SEMBRICH 


Low  Voice 


High  Voice 

CMarcella  Sembrich  was  the  first  among  great  singers  to  reveal  the  treasures  of  folksong,  and  her 
knowledge  of  these  gems  from  many  lands  is  most  extensive.  In  this  volume  she  has  collected  those 
which  her  experience  proved  were  grateful  to  the  singer  and  pleasing  to  her  audiences. 

These  are  the  folksongs  which  Marcella  Sembrich  has  sung  so  often  in  her  concerts  that  the 
seal  of  public  approval  is  stamped  upon  them  all.— MUSICAL  COURIER. 


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My  Favorite  Songs 

By  ALMA  GLUCK 


Low  Voice 


CNo  contemporary  lecital-singer  has  a  larger  following  of  charmed  listeners  than  Mme.  Gluck,  and 
her  excellent  choice  of  songs  plays  a  vital  part  in  her  success.  The  numbers  included  in  this  volume 
she  has  gathered  from  many  sources;  but  ihey  all  serve  to  display  the  suave  lyricism,  the  delicate 
nuances,  and  the  arch  humor  of  her  captivating  art.  Portraits  and  an  introduction  from  the  pen  of  the 
singer  complete  the  attractive  features  of  the  book. 

Singers  will  do  well  to  avail  themselves  of  this  rare  selection  of  songs,  with  which  the 
favorite  singer  has  largely  won  her  popularity    -  THE   MUSICIAN 


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Title 

Grand  Duchess  of 
Gerolstein,  The 
•Hamlet 

Jewess,  The 

Kfinigin  von  Saba 
(Queen  of  Sheba) 

Lakmé 

Lily  of  Killamey,  The 

Linda  di  Chamounix 
♦Little  Duke,  The 

Lohengrin 

do. 
♦Lovely  Galatea,  The 

Lucia  di  Lammennoor 

Lucrezia  Borgia 
♦Madame  Favart 

Manon 

Maritana' 

Marriage  of  Figaro 

Martha 
♦Mascot,  The 

Meistersinger,  Die 
(The  Mastersingers) 

Mefistofele 

Merry  Wives  of 
Windsor,  The 

Mignon 

Mikado,  The 
♦Musketeers,  The 
♦Nanon 

Norma 
♦OUvette 

Orpheus 


Text 


F. 


Composer 


Jacques  Offenbach 
Ambroise  Thomas 
I.        Jacques  F.  Halévy 

G.  Karl  Goldmark 

I.  Leo  Delibes 

Sir  Jules  Benedict 

I.  Gaetano  Donizetti 

Charles  Lecocq 

G.  Richard  Wagner 

I.  do. 

Franz  von  Suppé 
I.  Gaetano  Donizetti 

/.  do. 

Jacques  Offenbach 

F.  Jules  Massenet 
Wm.  Vincent  Wallace 

I.  W.  A.  Mozart 

I.   Friedrich  von  Flotow 

Edmond  Audran 

G.  Richard  Wagner 
/.  Arrigo  Boito 

Otto  Nicolai 

I.         Ambroise  Thomas 

Sir  Arthur  S.  Sullivan 

Louis  Varney 

Richard  Genée 

J,  Vincenzo  Bellini 

Edmon  d  A  udran 

C,  W,  von  Gluck 


Title  Test 

OteUo  /. 

Pagliacci,  I  /. 

Parsifal  G. 

Pinafore  (H.M.S.) 

Prophète,  Le 

Puritani,  I 

Rheingold,  Das  (The 
Rhinegold) 

Rigoletto 

Robert  le  Diable 

Romeo  et  Julietta 

Romeo  e  Giulietta 

Samson  et  Dalila 

Semiramide 

Siegfried 
♦Sleeping  Queen,  The 

Sonnambula,  La 
♦Sorcerer,  The 
♦Spectre  Knight,  The 
♦Stradella 

Tannhauser 

Traviata,  La 

Tristan  xmd  Isolde 

Trovatore,  Il 

Ugonotti,  Gli  (The 
Huguenots) 

Verkaufte  Braut,  Die 
(The  Bartered  Bride) 

Walkiire,  Die 

William  Tell 

Zauberflote,  Die  (The 

Magic  Flute)  G. 


Composer 

Giuseppe  Vérdi 

R.  Leoncavallo 

Richard  Wagner 

Sir  Arthur  S.  Sullivan 

I.       Giacomo  Meyerbeer 

I.  Vincenzo  Bellini 

G,  Richard  Wagner 

J.  Giuseppe  Verdi 

/.  Giacomo  Meyerbeer 

F.  Charles  Gounod 

I.  do. 

F.  Camille  Saint-Saens 
/.  Gioacchino  A.  Rossini 

G.  Richard  Wagner 
Michael  Wm.  Balje 

I,  Vincenzo  Bellini 

Sir  Arthur  S.  Sullivan 

Alfred  Cellier 

Friedrich  von  Flotow 

G.         Richard  Wagner 

I.  Giuseppe  Verdi 

G.  Richard  Wagner 

/,  Giuseppe  Verdi 

L        Giacomo  Meyerbeer 

G.  Friedrich  Smetana 
G.  Richard  Wagner 
I.  Gioacchino  A.  Rossini 

W.  A.  Mozart 


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In  these  volumes^^  THE  MUSICIANS  LIBRARY  the  editor  has 
presented  in  chroi?$^ògical  order  the  most  famous  arias  from  operas  of 
every  school.  Beginning  with  songs  from  the  earliest  Italian  productions, 
a  comprehensive  view  of  operatic  development  is  given  by  well-chosen 
examples  from  German,  French,  and  later  Italian  works,  down  to  con- 
temporary musical  drama. 

H  Each  song  or  aria  is  given  in  its  original  key  with  the  original  text,  and 

a  faithful  and  singable  English  translation. 

HEach  volume  contains  an  interesting  preface  by  Mr.  Krehbiel  with 

historic,  descriptive  and  interpretative  notes  on  each  song. 

H^  Portraits  of  the  most  noted  composers  represented  are  given  in  each 

volume. 

€[  Size  of  each  volume,  9J^x  I2>^  inches. 

Soprano  Son^s  from  the  Operas 

Contains  twenty-three  numbers  by  nineteen  composers.  The  music  covers  188 
pages,  the  prefatory  matter  25  pages.  Portraits  are  given  of  Beethoven,  Bellini,  Gluck, 
Gounod,  Meyerbeer,  Mozart,  Rossini,  Verdi  and  Weber. 

Mezzo-Soprano  Son^s  from  the  Operas 

Contains  thirty  numbers  by  twenty-five  composers.  The  music  covers  186  pages, 
the  prefatory  matter  29  pages.  Portraits  are  given  of  Auber,  Bizet,  Donizetti,  Handel, 
Massenet,  Saint-Saens,  Spontini,  Thomas  and  Wagner. 

Alto  Son^s  from  the  Operas 

Contains  twenty-nine  numbers  by  twenty-two  composers.  The  music  covers  176 
pages,  the  prefatory  matter  20  pages.  Portraits  are  given  of  Glinka,  Gluck,  Handel, 
LuUy,  Meyerbeer,  Purcell,  Rossini,  Thomas  and  Verdi. 

Tenor  Son^s  from  the  Operas 

Contains  twenty-nine  numbers  by  twenty-one  composers.  The  music  covers  192 
pages,  the  prefatory  matter  27  pages.  Portraits  are  given  of  Beethoven,  Bizet,  Gluck, 
Gounod,  Mascagni,  Massenet,  Verdi,  Wagner  and  Weber. 

Baritone  and  Bass  Son^s  from  the  Operas 

Contains  twenty-seven  numbers  by  twenty-four  composers.  The  music  covers 
188  pages,  the  prefatory  matter  20  pages.  Portraits  are  given  of  Bellini,  Bizet,  Cheru- 
bini, Gounod,  Halévy,  Handel,  Mozart,  Ponchielli  and  Tchaikovsky. 

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